World-first 10-MW turbine to be available for delivery in 2021

Offshore wind turbine OEM MHI Vestas is pushing the boundaries of turbine size again and unveiled a 10-MW offshore turbine at Wind Energy Hamburg.

With the company’s V164-10.0 MW, the offshore wind industry’s long-anticipated, double-digit barrier has been broken. The turbine is available for sale now with deliveries from 2021.

“What was unreachable before has become the new benchmark,” said MHI Vestas chief executive, Philippe Kavafyan. “In launching the V164-10.0 MW MHI Vestas is proud to contribute this major milestone to the offshore wind industry. And it gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to all the wind industry pioneers who have led us to this historic, double-digit nominal capacity.”

The new turbine is based on proven technology and lessons learned from previous installations of the V164 platform, promising a level of certainty and reliability for customers of the V164-10.0 MW.

With more than 100 V164 turbines already installed in the UK and Germany, MHI Vestas has been able to leverage technological learnings and incremental innovations to push the boundaries of its flexible platform from 8 MW now up to 10 MW.

MHI Vestas chief technology officer, Torben Hvid Larsen, said, “The V164-10.0 MW turbine is the best proof point yet that we do not accept the limitations of conventional thinking.”

The upgrades required to reach the new level are relatively small: the V164-10.0 MW incorporates a stronger gearbox, some minor mechanical upgrades, and a small design change to enhance air flow and increase cooling in the converter.

The upgrades ensure that MHI Vestas can run the V164-10.0 MW at full power, at a site with wind speeds of 10 m/sec for 25 years.