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Vestas V-27
Manufactured by Vestas of Denmark
Dimensions
Hub height 30 meters (98 ft)
Rotor diameter 27 meter (89 ft)
Rotor sweep area 573 square meters (6,165 sq ft)
Maximum height 43.5 meters (142 ft) to tip of blades
Foundation depth 20 feet
Foundation diameter 9 feet
Weights
Tower (3 sections) 12,000 kilograms (26.4K pounds)
Nacelle 8,000 kilograms (16.6K pounds)
Blades 2,900 kilograms (6.4K pounds)
Foundation 86,180 kilograms (39.1K pounds)
Features
Gearbox drive
Variable pitch blade control
Two speed generator, 50 kW & 225kW
Cut-in Speed 3.5 m/s (7.8 mph)
Cut out Speed 26 m/s (58 mph)
Quantity of foundation bolts 88
Tower sections are tubular monopile
Commissioned March 15, 2011
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