Installation of GE's huge 12-megawatt wind turbine prototype 'on schedule'

[jpak]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/01/installation-of-ges-12-megawatt-wind-turbine-prototype-on-schedule.html

Work to install a prototype of GE Renewable Energy's Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine is progressing, with a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony taking place Monday in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam.

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Construction of the turbine's foundations began earlier this year. Its nacelle, blades and tower prototype parts will arrive later this summer.

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While it has been designed for offshore environments, GE Renewable Energy said the prototype would be installed onshore in order to "facilitate access for testing." The deal also includes five years of testing as well as a 15-year full service operation and maintenance agreement.

Details of the Haliade-X 12 MW turbine were announced in 2018. Its scale is considerable: it will stand 260 meters tall and have a capacity of 12 megawatts, as well as 107-meter-long blades.

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[keithbvadu2]

1. Surely they have a new cancer treatment center planned nearby.