China - Vestas develops wind turbine for Chinese market

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has developed its first market-specific turbine to address the needs and demands of the company's Chinese customers and partners.

Vestas says that the V60-850kW represents the next generation of its KW technology - built for optimized production and performance and featuring new innovations developed to make the turbine suitable for Chinese wind and weather conditions.

The new features of the V60-850kW include innovations in blade design and temperature control systems. The V60-850kW was designed by Vestas's global research and development team to be most effective in low and medium winds, China's biggest available wind classes, representing close to 75% of as yet unutilized onshore wind resources in China.

The V60-850kW unit is almost entirely sourced in China; with over 90% of the machine's components locally-made, as a result of the development of partnerships with Vestas's new and existing suppliers. The turbine will be built in Vestas's new factory in Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

For more information please contact Trevor Sievert at ts@windfair.net