Acciona Windpower AW82/1500
The Acciona Windpower AW82/1500 is a 1.5 MW onshore wind turbine (Acciona Windpower, now Nordex), with a 82 m rotor whose blades sweep 5,281 m², on towers of 80 m.
Specifications
| Maker | Acciona Windpower, now Nordex |
|---|---|
| Rated power | 1.5 MW |
| Rotor diameter | 82 m |
| Swept area | 5,281 m² |
| Specific power | 284 W/m² |
| Hub height | 80 m |
| Tip height | 121 m |
| Built for | Onshore (on land) |
As the national turbine registers record this model most often: USGS, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and American Clean Power. Swept area, specific power and tip height are worked out from the rotor and hub height.
Where it's used
We know of 6 wind farms using the Acciona Windpower AW82/1500, with 270 of its turbines in 2 countries; 6 of the farms are operating.
| Country | Farms | Turbines |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 253 |
| France | 2 | 17 |
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 · AW116/3000 3.0 MW · AW140/3000 3.0 MW · AW77/1500 1.5 MW
See also: every turbine model · how big are wind turbines? · the largest wind farms in the world.