Senvion currently offers a 6.2MW offshore wind turbine with 126- and 152-metre rotors <\/p>\n
Senvion's vice-president of corporate communications and marketing, Immo von Fallois, revealed the plans at the AWEA Windpower 2017 event (23-25 May) in California. <\/p>\n
He told reporters that Senvion were planning to reveal the, as yet, unnamed turbine in London, and stopped short on giving any further details. <\/p>\n
\"It's not ready now but we know when we will deliver and we have all the facts and figures,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"We're coming with a very big turbine,\" Fallois added. <\/p>\n
Senvion is set to become the first major OEM to confirm plans for an over-10MW turbine. Joint venture MHI Vestas currently has the largest know offshore wind turbine, offering a 9MW version of its V164 machine to the market. <\/p>\n
Offshore wind turbine leader Siemens offers an 8MW but teased plans for a 10MW+ machine at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind event in Manchester in June 2016. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Siemens' now-subsidary Adwen also offers an 8MW machine, with a world leading rotor diameter of 180-metres. <\/p>\n
Siemens itself offers a 6.2MW turbine with a 152-metre rotor, which received its first order in September 2016 for the203MW Trianel Borkum II project. <\/p>\n
GE, the other player in offshore wind still offers its 6MW Haliade turbine, installed at the US' first offshore wind project, the 30MW Block Island site. <\/p>\n
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