REpower Presents 3MW Wind Turbine at EWEA Anual Event

At the EWEA Annual Event, REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) introduces a turbine of the three-megawatt class with a hub height of 143 meters. With its 114 meter rotor diameter and a rated power of 3.2 megawatts (MW), the REpower 3.2M114 can optimally utilize the potential of low-wind locations.

With the powerful 3.XM series, REpower is following the trend toward higher hub heights. Matthias Schubert, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at REpower Systems AG, explains: “Especially in the European market, greater hub heights allow new sites to be developed. In Southern Germany, for example, significant unexploited potential still exists in hilly terrain and forested areas.”

For the 3.2M114 with a hub height of 143 meters, a hybrid tower made of concrete and steel is used, which is erected in segments. With high hub heights, this process is more economical than with a traditional steel tower. The production principle also allows the turbine to be easily dismantled. At the end of 2010, two type 3.4M104 three-megawatt turbines with a hybrid tower 128 meters in height were first erected as part of the Clauen (Germany) project. A prototype of the 3.2M114 with a hub height of 93 meters and a steel tube tower will first be erected at the end of 2011.

Source: Offshore Wind