LM Wind Power Blades will deliver its 61.5 meter blades for the 48 REpower 6M type wind turbines which will be installed as part of phase II and III of the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The 144 LM 61.5P2 blades will be supplied from LM Wind Power’s facility in Lunderskov, Denmark.
Thornton Bank is located around 28 kilometers off the Belgian coast in waters between 12 and 27 meters deep and currently comprises six REpower 5M type wind turbines with a rated power of 5MW each, carrying 61.5 meter blades from LM Wind Power. It was officially put into operation at the end of June 2009. In the first half-year of operation, it achieved a technical availability rate of 94%; in the second, this increased to 97%.
Thornton Bank is located around 28 kilometers off the Belgian coast in waters between 12 and 27 meters deep and currently comprises six REpower 5M type wind turbines with a rated power of 5MW each, carrying 61.5 meter blades from LM Wind Power. It was officially put into operation at the end of June 2009. In the first half-year of operation, it achieved a technical availability rate of 94%; in the second, this increased to 97%.
