Nordex installs first N131/3600 near Husum

The Nordex Group has received the first order for the installation of its second turbine introduced in September, as the company announced in a press release. The manufacturer will be setting up its light-wind N131/3600 turbine in December in the publicly owned wind farm “Windtestfeld-Nord” close to Husum in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Project developer is GP Joule, a Schleswig-Holstein-based company.

The turbine is expected to produce an annual energy yield of 12.9 million kWh, equating to a capacity factor of more than 40 percent. Nordex will be installing the turbine on a 106 metre tubular steel tower. After commissioning the manufacturer is to have the sound power level and technical performance of the N131/3600 measured there for site-specific certification. As Nordex says, the N131/3600 is able to produce a good ten percent more energy compared to its forerunner. Particular attention was paid to a low sound power level when this model was developed.

"As a project developer increasingly involved in the wind sector, the construction and operation of the Nordex N131/3600 virtually on our doorstep is an exciting project for us. The test field offers us an opportunity to thoroughly test this turbine class in real operation at a wind-intensive site from planning through construction down to commercial and technical operation management," says Ove Petersen, co-founder and CEO of GP Joule, explaining why the company decided in favour of this project.

Find here the complete press release “Nordex installs the first N131/3600”.