MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received the order from Vattenfall-owned company, Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, to supply turbines and services for the EOWDC off the coast of Aberdeen, UK.
MHI Vestas will deliver 11 V164-8.0 MW turbines, which will be the first to be able to power up to 8.4 MW, and a full scope service contract of up to 20 years to optimise power production. In addition to the 8.4 MW power mode, power curve optimisation, tower dampers as well as a 66 kV electrical infrastructure and other innovations will be tested. The V164-8.0 MW turbines feature new transformers and switchgears to enable connection to the 66 kV grid.