Vestas has installed the first V110-2.0 MW prototype turbine at a test site in Høvsøre, on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. The turbine has produced the first kilowatt-hour of electricity and will undergo an extensive test and verification programme to ensure reliability before full-scale production commences prior to the first deliveries at the end of the year.
The V110-2.0 MW is built from the proven technology of Vestas’ 2 MW platform, and features a larger rotor using 55m blades. The turbine is optimised for production on low wind sites, and increases annual energy production by up to 13.6% compared to the V100-1.8 MW on low wind sites.
In order to continue to optimise the technology while maintaining high quality and reliability of the 2MW platform customers have come to expect, some innovative improvements have been made to several parts of the turbine. In addition to the larger rotor, the V110-2.0 MW has a strengthened gearbox compared to previous 2 MW turbines to withstand increased wind force on the larger rotor. New control features have enabled strengthening of the hub and other parts of the structure without increasing the overall weight.
