Nordex Installs Onshore Turbine with Largest Rotor Diameter in the Netherlands

Hamburg, Germany – The wind turbine manufacturer Nordex installed the first of two N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in the Netherlands at the end of March. As part of the Heibloem wind farm this turbine until now is the largest onshore rotor diameter in the country.

As Nordex points out, with the dimensions of the 149-metre rotor and an installed rated output of 4.5 MW, the exceptionally high-yielding turbine sets new standards in terms of economic efficiency in the Netherlands.

The customer is Coöperatie Zuidenwind, and the wind farm is being built near Roermond in the Dutch province of Limburg near the Meuse. Here, the average wind speed is 6.8 m/s. With a hub height of 125 metres, the turbines can also use higher air layers to optimally exploit the full potential of the medium wind location, thus generating the highest possible energy yield annually.

The two turbines are scheduled to be commissioned by the end of April. They will then supply around 7,500 Dutch households with clean electricity each year.

Source: IWR Online, 20 Apr 2020