Standing at an impressive height of 280 meters and featuring a massive rotor with a diameter of 236 meters, the V236-15.0 MW prototype was carefully designed and tested at Denmark’s National Large Wind Turbine Test Centre.

Thanks to state-of-the-art engineering solutions, it has been proven that the turbine can efficiently supply energy in the immediate environment. 20,000 households across EuropeWhile reducing carbon emissions by more than 38,000 tons per year.

Jesper Ut, Vestas Senior Director of Testing and Verification, shared his thoughts on this achievement in a recent post on professional networking platform LinkedIn. Ut noted:

After seven months of testing, our turbine is constantly operating at full capacity under high wind conditions. We will continue to review its performance to obtain type certification. We also aim to prove that this top-of-the-line equipment can consistently generate more energy over its lifetime.

More interesting facts about the turbine

The groundbreaking V236-15.0 MW plant was officially opened in February 2021. The difference in the huge diameter of the rotor Large wind capture area of ​​236 meters and 43,743 square metersThe turbine is equipped with 115.5 meters long blades. Along with its outstanding technical features, the turbine’s height of 280 meters makes it the tallest wind turbine in the world.

The one-of-a-kind V236-15.0 MW unit has an impressive production capacity of 80 gigawatts per year. Such a large power generation is capable of meeting the electricity needs of 20,000 households in Europe, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of pulling 25,000 cars out of traffic each year.