GE’s Offshore Turbine

Merkur Offshore has signed with respectively GE and DEME a binding Turbine Supply Agreement and Balance of Plant Contract for the construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm, including supply and installation of 66 GE Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines. Additionally, GE has signed a long term service and maintenance contract.
This is the largest offshore wind contract signed by GE outside France on a major and significant market, coming after the winning of the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the US. The Merkur Offshore contract is also the first offshore wind project led by GE in Germany.
Developed for the industry´s most challenging offshore conditions, GE Haliade 150-6MW direct drive wind turbine combines proven technology and innovation. With its high energy yield – thanks to its 150 m diameter rotor – Haliade can supply clean wind power to the equivalent of about 5,000 households. The first prototype of Haliade was installed onshore in 2012 in Le Carnet (France), followed by the first offshore pilot-installation in the wind park of Belwind, 46 km off the Belgian cost. In the meantime, Haliade obtained the DNV-GL certification, officially confirming the engineering, design, production, operation and efficiency of the turbine and service as prerequisite for the commercial operation of Haliade.

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