Picture gallery: Vestas V164 blades installed

DENMARK: Vestas has installed all three blades on its prototype V164-8MW turbine at the Danish National Test Centre at Osterild.

  • The third blade is winched into place

    The third blade is winched into place

  • The blade is slotted into the hub

    The blade is slotted into the hub

  • The turbine with all blades now attached

    The turbine with all blades now attached

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While installation had been delayed slightly by poor weather, the manufacturer said that it took advantage of a change in wind conditions overnight to get the blades up.

It took 12 people approximately three hours to fit each of the blades.

Once "additional work" on the turbine has been completed, it is expected to be commissioned in "the coming weeks".