All three blades for the prototype of the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine have arrived at their ultimate vacation spot, and so they’ll now be put in and spinning quickly.

The 379-foot (115.5-meter) blades had been manufactured at Vestas’ blade manufacturing facility in Nakskov, Denmark. They had been transported to Denmark’s nationwide Østerild Check Middle on the northwestern coast, the place they’ll be put in.

The V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine’s blades might be serially produced in Nakskov from the second half of 2023, in addition to on the firm’s blade manufacturing facility in Taranto, Italy, from the third quarter of 2023.

The prototype’s tower sections, nacelle, and hub are already put in. So as soon as the blades are connected, the prototype might be prepared to supply its first energy.

The V236-15.0MW, which was launched to market in February 2021, could have could have a rotor diameter of 774 ft (236 meters) and a wind-swept space of 470,845 sq. ft (43,743 sq. meters) – the business’s largest.

At 919 ft (280 meters), It’s additionally the world’s tallest wind turbine.

A single Vestas V236-15.0MW is able to producing 80 GWh per yr. That’s sufficient to energy round 20,000 European households and save greater than 38,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, the equal of eradicating 25,000 passenger automobiles from the highway yearly.

The large offshore wind turbine will debut in 2024 at Denmark’s Frederikshavn wind farm.

It’s additionally been chosen for New Jersey’s Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm, in addition to New York’s Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 tasks.

Learn extra: World’s largest offshore wind generators chosen for first business venture

Pictures: Vestas

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