Acciona Windpower AW116/3000
The Acciona Windpower AW116/3000 is a 3.0 MW onshore wind turbine (Acciona Windpower, now Nordex), with a 116 m rotor whose blades sweep 10,568 m², on towers of 92 m.
Specifications
| Maker | Acciona Windpower, now Nordex |
|---|---|
| Rated power | 3.0 MW |
| Rotor diameter | 116 m |
| Swept area | 10,568 m² |
| Specific power | 284 W/m² |
| Hub height | 92 m |
| Tip height | 150 m |
| Built for | Onshore (on land) |
As the national turbine registers record this model most often: Bundesnetzagentur (MaStR), Swedish county boards (Vindbrukskollen), Natural Resources Canada and the US Wind Turbine Database. Swept area, specific power and tip height are worked out from the rotor and hub height.
Where it's used
We know of 7 wind farms using the Acciona Windpower AW116/3000, with 150 of its turbines in 3 countries; 7 of the farms are operating.
| Country | Farms | Turbines |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 102 |
| Canada | 2 | 44 |
| Spain | 2 | 4 |
Counted where a register or the farm's own records name the model. Many countries' registers don't, so the true number is higher.
Other Acciona Windpower models
AW132/3465 3.47 MW · AW132/3300 3.3 MW · AW140/3000 3.0 MW · AW77/1500 1.5 MW · AW82/1500 1.5 MW
See also: every turbine model · how big are wind turbines? · the largest wind farms in the world.