EANS-News: Nordex SE Nordex Generation Delta achieving an additional yield of
up to 31% at locations with medium and strong winds
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Subtitle: New platform-generation setting the standard in annual wind power
yields
Marketing/New Products
Hamburg (euro adhoc) - Up to 32 percent greater nominal output
Up to 37 percent increase in rotor sweep
Higher towers for IEC-1 and IEC-2 locations
Hamburg, Vienna, 4 February 2013. Nordex SE is unveiling the fourth generation
of its proven multi-megawatt platform at the European wind power conference
EWEA, which is taking place on 4-7 February 2013 in Vienna. With its larger
rotors, increased nominal output and optimised technical systems, Generation
Delta is setting new standards in terms of economic efficiency, reliability,
serviceability and safety. Uniting proven Nordex technology with specific
enhancements, the range comprises turbines for medium (IEC2) and strong wind
speeds (IEC1). In this way, the company will particularly be targeting wind
markets in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Turkey and
Northern Germany, broadening its existing Generation Gamma range with the
addition of highly efficient systems for windy locations.
"With Generation Delta we have reached a new stage of evolution based on our
proven multi-megawatt technology. Our foremost goal was to lower the electricity
production costs. The new Nordex multi-megawatt turbines achieve an increase of
up to 31 percent in yields, making them a particularly worthy investment," says
Dr. Jürgen Zeschky, CEO of Nordex SE.
Nordex's Generation Delta comprises the N117/3000 with an installed capacity of
3.0 MW for medium wind speeds. This is a 20 percent increase in nominal output
over its predecessor. Designed for locations characterised by high wind speeds,
the N100/3300 has an installed capacity of 3.3 MW, resulting in a more than 30
percent increase in nominal output. The higher nominal output of these turbines
has a positive effect on energy yields. Yet, despite this substantial increase
in output, sound power levels have remained stable in both wind classes.
At the same time, substantially larger rotors are being used in both wind
classes. Thus, the rotor diameter of the N117/3000 has grown by 17 metres,
resulting in an increase of around 37 percent in the rotor sweep and
significantly higher efficiency with around 10 percent higher number of full
load hours. The N100/3300 has a rotor diameter ten metres larger than its
predecessor, driving the swept area of the rotor up by 23 percent and
contributing to even higher energy yields.
In addition, the Generation Delta's turbines come with taller hub heights per
wind class, enabling additional gains in annual energy production and opening up
complex forested sites for wind turbine installations. Thus, Nordex is offering
a steel tube tower with a hub height of 120 metres for medium wind-speed
locations for the first time. The N100/3300 is now also available on a steel
tube tower with a hub height of 100 metres for strong-wind sites.
Nordex has also improved its product offering substantially for cold regions.
Generation Delta comes with Nordex's Anti-Icing system for the 58.5-metre rotor
blades fitted to the N117/3000 and also for the N100/3300. This is a first for
strong-wind locations. This system heats the aerodynamically most important
surfaces of the rotor blades, thus reducing ice formation efficiently. As a
result, Nordex customers are able to rely on secure yields from their wind
turbines and maximum availability in low-temperature regions.
Generation Delta has been designed to ensure particularly swift and safe
servicing. This lowers costs during operations. A spinner, which completely
encapsulates the rotor hub, ensures quick and safe access to this part of the
turbine. The turbine nacelle is a particularly safe and spacious workplace and
features extended escape and rescue routes. Automatic lubrication of the pitch
bearing raceways does away with the need for manual attention to this matter,
thus further reducing and shortening on-site maintenance requirements.
Nordex starts to deliver Generation Delta turbines at the beginning of 2014.
Initial projects involving the N117/3000 and N100/3300 are being installed from
mid 2013.
Nordex at EWEA 2013: Hall A, Stand No. A-E50
About Nordex
As one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems, Nordex
is particularly benefiting from the trend in favour of large-scale turbines.
Generation Gamma comprises N90/2500, N100/2500 as well as N117/2400, the
benchmark-setting turbine for light wind sites. To date, over 2,000 turbines of
this platform have been installed around the world. This experience with multi-
megawatt turbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors.
With Generation Delta, Nordex is now offering the fourth generation of its
proven multi-megawatt platform (N100/3300, N117/3000).
Nordex has installed a total of around 5,100 turbines with an aggregate capacity
of more than 8,100 MW all around the world. With exports accounting for more
than 85 percent of its business, Nordex SE plays a key role in international
high-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiaries in 22 countries
around the world with a total global headcount of over 2,500 employees.
For more information, please contact:
Nordex SE
Felix Losada
Telephone: +49 172 40 99 435, Telefax: - 1333
Further inquiry note:
Oliver Kayser
Investor Relations Manager
Tel.: +49 (0)40 30030-1024
E-Mail: okayser@nordex-online.com
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