Senvion installed the tallest wind turbines in Les Landes wind farm, located in the French department of Haute Vienne France for BayWa r.e. with a tip height of 200 meters, the company announced in a statement on Monday.
According to the statement, the Senvion 3.0M122 wind turbines are currently being installed with a capacity of 18 megawatts (MW) at the wind farm, which is expected to save 11,500 metric tons of CO2 emissions every year.
'Senvion's recent projects, which include the tallest wind turbines in France, the first offshore wind farm in the Italian Mediterranean Sea as well as the installation of the longest blade in Portugal, demonstrate its capability to be an innovative solutions provider for its customers in the wind industry,' the company said.
In his statement, Olivier Perot, managing director of Senvion Europe South, stated that thanks to its flexible and modular wind turbines portfolio, Senvion is capable of offering BayWa r.e. the most suitable and high-performing wind turbine to complement the features of the wind farm.
'We are proud to contribute to the success of this project with the tallest wind turbines in France, which is another milestone for the country's successful energy transition,' he added.
Can Nalbantoglu, managing director of BayWa r.e France SAS explained they chose to install wind turbines with such a large dimension to capture stronger and steadier wind in order to optimize production.
'In total, the expected electricity production for this wind farm is more than 50 gigawatt-hours per year, the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 10,000 households,' he added.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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