Suzlon Group, a global turbine manufacturer, announced that its innovative S97-HT DFIG 2.1-MW wind turbine has achieved 35% PLF over the last 12 months. The prototype with Suzlon’s All-Steel Hybrid Tower, was commissioned on June 9th, 2014 in India. The S97-HT DFIG is currently the world’s tallest steel hybrid tower at 120 meters in height.…
Ming Yang completes 6.5 MW wind turbine prototype
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited announced that its Super Compact Drive (SCD) offshore wind turbine prototype, with a 6.5-megawatt (MW) platform, began trial operation in March. The SCD prototype can be expanded and developed to a series of wind turbine generators (WTGs), with capacity ranging from 5.0 MW to 7.0 MW. The commercial…
Senvion successfully commissions its largest wind turbine
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, finished commissioning and initial test phase of the prototype of the Senvion 6.2M152. The turbine with the largest rotor diameter in the Senvion product range has been operating in fully automatic mode at Langen-Neuenwalde (Germany), about 20 kilometres north of Bremerhaven, since January. It generated…
Wind turbine turns humidity into drinkable water
Beyond the reach of electric lines and water pipes, people in arid climates struggle every day with the scarcity of potable water. Harsh statistics say 10 people die each minute from water-borne diseases. These are the places where Eole Water (www.eolewater.com), a French startup, says it hopes to make a difference with its water-generating wind…
Gamesa unveils prototype Wind Turbine
The first prototype of the G10x – 4.5 MW wind turbine was rolled out at the Cabezo Negro R&D wind farm in the Jaulín local authority in the Saragossa Spanish province. The turbine, from Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, sports a 128-m diameter rotor with over 60-m blades. It sits on a 120-m tall tower made of…