MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has made it official — its V164 turbine platform has now achieved a power rating of 10 MW. The offshore wind pioneer has pushed the boundaries with the industry’s first commercially available double-digit wind turbine.
With more than 100 V164 wind turbines already installed in the UK and Germany, MHI Vestas has been able to leverage technology and education to push the boundaries of its flexible platform from 8 up to 10 MW.
“What was unreachable before has become the new benchmark,” said MHI Vestas CEO, Philippe Kavafyan. “In launching the V164-10.0 MW today, MHI Vestas is proud to contribute this major milestone to the offshore wind industry. And it gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to all the wind industry pioneers who have led us to this historic, double-digit nominal capacity.”
Perhaps most remarkable is that the barrier-breaking model is built on proven technology and lessons learned from previous installations of the V164 platform, promising a level of certainty and reliability for customers of the V164-10.0 MW .
MHI Vestas has been able to leverage technological learnings and incremental innovations to push the boundaries of its flexible platform from 8 MW now up to 10 MW.
“At MHI Vestas, we are focused not on what others are doing, but being the best at what we do,” said MHI Vestas Chief Technology Officer, Torben Hvid Larsen. “The V164-10.0 MW turbine is the best proof point yet that we do not accept the limitations of conventional thinking and that we think beyond ourselves. We have embraced the challenge of transforming what is possible in our field.”
Owing to the importance of reliability, the upgrades required to reach the new level are relatively small: the V164-10.0 MW incorporates a stronger gearbox, some minor mechanical upgrades, and a small design change to enhance air flow and increase cooling in the converter. The upgrades ensure that MHI Vestas can run the V164-10.0 MW at full power, at a site with wind speeds of 10 meters per second, for 25 years.
The V164-10.0 MW is available now and can be delivered for commercial installation beginning in 2021.
About the V164-10.0 MW Turbine
- 10-MW rated power, with an optimal rotor to generator ratio
- Rotor diameter of 164 metres
- 80 m blades, the equivalent of nine double decker London buses
- Each blade weighs 35 tonnes
- Swept area of 21,124 m2, larger than the London Eye
- The nacelle is 20 m long, 8 m wide and 8 m high, weighing approximately 390 tonnes
- Approximate hub height of 105 m
- Approximate tip height of 187 m
- One turbine can power 5,977 (German) homes
- Design modifications from the V164-9.5 MW include a stronger gearbox, some minor mechanical upgrades, and an electrical system upgrade, and a small design change to enhance air flow and increase cooling in the converter
- Reduces operational and maintenance costs by enabling customers to run fewer, larger turbines
- Available for sale now
- Can be delivered for commercial installation beginning in 2021
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Is the mass of the hub included in the nacelle mass of 390 tonnes?