One year after the installation and start-up of the first N117/2400 with a 91-m hub height at the Stadum-Sprakebüll citizens’ wind farm in Germany, Nordex SE reports favorable figures. The turbine has achieved an annual yield of 7,800 MWh in 7,600 operating hours at the site with average annual wind speeds of 7 m/sec, equivalent…
A high-yield turbine for low-wind locations
The N117/2400 from Nordex is the most recent addition to the company’s Gamma Generation of turbines. The model is intended for light-wind sites, creating power generating potential for previously nonviable locations across the nation. The company says that with a 2.4-MW max output, a 117-m rotor diameter, and a rotor sweep of 10,715 m2 (almost…