22
| 13TH - 19TH SEPTEMBER 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
High viz
The world's longest offshore wind tur-
bine blade has arrived at the Offshore
Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult's
test site in Blyth, Northumberland,
where it will be evaluated at the 100m
blade-test facility.
The 107m LM Wind Power blade is
designed to operate from GE Renewa-
ble Energy's Haliade-X 12MW turbine,
which is also the biggest to date.
The blade will be tested to dem-
onstrate its ability to withstand high
winds and ensure its readiness for
years of operation at sea. Three other
107m blades will soon be shipped
to a prototype site in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands. GE Renewable Energy
says that shipping and testing the
first components of the turbine
means it is on track to commercialise
Record breaking
turbine blade put
to the test
Operations & Assets
High viz
Photo:
ORE
Catapult
