LM Wind Power will supply a total of fifteen 73.5m blades to the first industrial-scale US offshore windfarm.
Wind turbine manufacturer Alstom has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) on the Block Island Offshore Windfarm, and the project will showcase five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW wind turbines featuring LM Wind Power’s innovative 73.5m blades.
According to LM Wind Power VP of Offshore Development, Alexis Crama , “The rotor set is one of the most influential ways to reduce overall cost of offshore wind energy and LM Wind Power is proud to be chosen as a critical part of the equation. Multi-turbine demonstration projects of this nature are crucial to prove the viability of offshore wind in the US and bring the industry one step closer towards utility-scale deployments and manufacturing scale”.
The 73.5m blade is specifically designed for high-output, lightweight, and reliability.