640-foot turbines off U.K. usher in new, bigger era for wind power
From Cleantech Canada
LIVERPOOL, U.K.—A few miles from downtown Liverpool, nearly three dozen new wind turbines have begun turning above the cold, choppy waters of the Irish Sea.
Towering approximately 640 feet (195 metres) from water to blade tip—enough to eclipse everything in Liverpool’s skyline and all but the tallest buildings in London—each MHI Vestas V164 turbine has the capacity to generate eight megawatts of power. A single blade extends 262-feet (80 metres) and weights 35 tonnes.
They’re the largest commercially-available turbines in the world and are a testament to the progress the wind energy industry has made since the first modern turbines began harnessing power in the ’80s and ’90s. Read more here