REpower: with 6,150 kW the 6M is the world's most powerful wind energy turbine

Hamburg, Germany - In addition to the REpower 5M currently in series production, the third-largest German wind turbine manufacturer now has the most powerful wind turbine in the world in its portfolio with the further development of the model series to the REpower 6M.

At the Hanover Trade Fair, REpower Systems AG is demonstrating its offshore turbine REpower 6M with a new guaranteed rated electrical power of 6,150 kilowatts (kW).

"The load validation on our three test systems recently erected on the German-Danish border shows that the 6M is designed for operation with a continuous power output of 6,150 kW. These values have now been verified externally, so that the REpower 6M, with its increase in rated power of 150 kW, is currently the most powerful turbine in the world", explained REpower CTO Matthias Schubert. The turbine possesses a rotor diameter of 126 metres with a hub height of 80-95 metres in offshore installations and 100-117 metres in onshore installations. For installations on the open seas, it can supply power for up to 5,400 households.

Furthermore, the dimensions correspond exactly to those of the REpower 5M, so the REpower 6M can later be used in all the projects planned for this turbine type. In the coming years, the company initially plans to erect several test systems on land within the framework of preproduction.

Source: IWR Online, 17 Apr 2009