Gallery: MHI Vestas V164 prototypes at Maade

DENMARK: MHI Vestas has installed two prototypes of its V164 8MW turbine at a site in Maade, near Esjberg in west Denmark.

by David Weston 12 February 2016

  • MHI Vestas has installed two further V164-8MW prototypes at Maade, west Denmark

    MHI Vestas has installed two further V164-8MW prototypes at Maade, west Denmark

  • The V164s have some

    The V164s have some "technical adjustments" from a prototype installed in 2014

  • They are installed next to six Nordtank 200kW turbines with a hub height of 30m

    They are installed next to six Nordtank 200kW turbines with a hub height of 30m

  • The V164 hub height stands at approximately 118m

    The V164 hub height stands at approximately 118m

  • The V164 will debut at Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension

    The V164 will debut at Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension

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The offshore joint venture announced it would turbines at the onshore site, owned by European Energy, in June 2015

The turbines are slightly different from the first prototype , Denmark, in 2014 with some "technical adjustments", the company said.

MHI Vestas was also using the project at Maade to test installation and operation proceedures ahead of the machine's first deployment at Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore project this year.

Click image to enlarge: MHI Vestas' V164 dwarfs the Nordtank 200kW turbines

According tothe company, the new V164 turbines, with a hub height of around 118 metres, have been installed next to a smaller project consisting of Nordtank 200kW turbines with a hub height of 30 metres.

The Nordtank turbines' rotor diametre measures a tiny 28 metres, compared with the 164 metres of MHI Vestas' turbines. 

MHI Vestas also recorded a time-lapse video showing components arriving and the turbines being installed at the site: