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SPONSORED CONTENT. Why did Nordex’s N149 win Best Onshore Turbine 3MW+ category in the 2018 awards?<\/p>\n
Windpower Monthly\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Shaun Campbell and David Weston discussed their decision to name Nordex\u2019s N149 turbine as the winner in the Best Onshore Turbine 3MW+ category in the 2018 awards.<\/p>\n In August, less than a year after announcing its Delta4000 platform, the Nordex Group installed an N149\/4.0-4.5MW prototype, with a second following in November.<\/p>\n This is a major achievement, which spearheads the competition in the race for new onshore turbines with supersize rotors.<\/p>\n “The key thing about the turbine was that it was the first to market of this new wave of 4-5MW turbines with rotar diameters of up to 150m. Nordex has simply got there before everybody else” said Campbell.<\/p>\n The varied locations of orders was also noted.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s received orders everywhere from Finland to Turkey which have very different environments and wind regimes. That proves the flexibility [it has] within the market” said Weston.<\/p>\n “Another key thing is that there\u2019s plenty of development potential with this turbine.<\/p>\n “We know that Nordex is working on a 4.8MW version with a shorter roar diameter for high wind speeds which does suggest that there\u2019s going to be plenty to they do with it over the next few years,” concluded Campbell.<\/p>\n