First V164-9.5 MW turbine installed on a floating wind project

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MHI Vestas) has installed the first V164-9.5MW turbine on a floating platform. The first V164-9.5 MW turbine was installed on a Principle Power WindFloat platform, the first of 5 such units to be installed at the Kincardine project.

 

The five units at the project will be installed about 15km off the coast of Kincardineshire, at water depths ranging from 60m to 80m. This first unit is expected to be anchored at the project site in December 2020.