Nordex has installed its most powerful turbine for medium and light wind sites in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The N175/6.X machine has been installed at the Burgerwindpark Janneby, a community wind farm.
With a rotor swept area of 24,053 square metres and a nominal capacity of up to 6.8MW, the turbine features a single-piece, approximately 86-metre-long rotor blade.
Both the rotor diameter of 175 metres and the new blade design make a “significant contribution to very high performance, especially at light wind speeds”, stated Nordex.
Nordex chief executive Josa Luis Blanco said: “The installation of the first N175/6.X is an important milestone for Nordex.
“Our colleagues worked very hard and closely together to ensure the development and the installation on schedule of this pilot turbine.
“The N175/6.X is another variant of our globally proven Delta4000 platform, using validated components.
“Thanks to the turbine’s large rotor, we will be setting new standards onshore in Germany and Europe in terms of additional electricity yield, especially at times of light wind speeds.”
In the following months, the N175/6.X will undergo extensive tests at the site.
Nordex has already installed prototypes in Janneby in the past and has had good experience with the site.
The on-site wind conditions provide excellent conditions for the required power and sound measurements and validation of mechanical loads for IEC type certification.
The N175/6.X is installed on a tubular steel tower with a hub height of 112 metres.
A second N175/6.X is to follow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in late autumn 2024.
Here, the turbine type will be installed on a hybrid tower developed by Nordex itself with a hub height of 179 metres, which is the tallest tower in the Nordex portfolio to date.