Vestas releases new 2 MW turbines to the market

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Vestas releases to the market two new variants of its workhorse 2 MW platform – the V100-2.0 MW and the V110-2.0 MW. Based on the 2 MW platform’s proven technology, the new turbines will streamline the product offerings for customers and increase annual energy production by at least 13% on medium- and low-wind sites.

“Vestas is continuously optimising our product portfolio to meet evolving market requirements,” says Chief Technology Officer Anders Vedel. “The new 2 MW turbines respond to customer demands for enhanced output from proven technology. Utilising the same core technology as the existing V100-2.0 MW, the new turbines will allow customers to exploit a wider range of lower wind sites.”

“In concrete terms, this means customers will get an additional annual energy production of at least 13.6 % with the V110-2.0 MW compared to the V100-1.8 MW, and an additional 12.4% annual energy production on the V100-2.0 MW compared to the V90-1.8 MW,” finishes Anders Vedel.

Optimising proven technology
The V110-2.0 MW turbine will be equipped with a 54m structural shell blade, which requires significantly lower capital investment to manufacture and can be outsourced for third-party production if Vestas chooses to do so in specific markets.

The V100-2.0 MW will be available for medium wind speed (IEC 2B) sites and the V110-2.0 MW will be offered for low wind (IEC 3A) sites. Both turbines will be available in 50 and 60 Hz versions.

The prototype for the V110-2.0 MW will be installed in Denmark in Q1 2014 and serial production of both the V100-2.0 MW and the V110-2.0 MW will commence in Q2 2014 and Q4 2014 respectively.

For more information go to www.vestas.com

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