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Vestas V47-0.66

The Vestas V47-0.66 is a 0.66 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 47 m rotor whose blades sweep 1,735 m², on towers of 50 to 65 m.

A Vestas V47-660 kW, “Hull Wind 1”, at Pemberton Point in Hull, Massachusetts, 2009.
A Vestas V47-660 kW, “Hull Wind 1”, at Pemberton Point in Hull, Massachusetts, 2009. Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0, source.

Specifications

MakerVestas
Rated power0.66 MW
Rotor diameter47 m
Swept area1,735 m²
Specific power380 W/m²
Hub height50 to 65 m
Tip height74 to 89 m
Built forOnshore (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 118 wind farms using the Vestas V47-0.66, with 1,427 of its turbines in 6 countries; 118 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
United States391,001
Canada9228
Germany49121
Sweden1637
Greece435
France15

Counted where a register or the farm's own records name the model. Many countries' registers don't, so the true number is higher.

The farms that use itEach farm with the Vestas V47-0.66, its turbines and owners, in the Wind app.
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Other Vestas models

V236-15.0 15.0 MW · V164-10.0 MW 10.0 MW · V164-9.5 MW 9.5 MW · V174-9.5 9.5 MW · V164-8.4 8.4 MW · V164-8.25 MW 8.25 MW · V164-8.0 8.0 MW · V162-7.2 MW 7.2 MW · V172-7.2 MW 7.2 MW · V182-7.2 MW 7.2 MW · V162-6.2 MW 6.2 MW · V150-6.0 MW 6.0 MW · V162-6.0 6.0 MW · V150-5.6 5.6 MW · V162-5.6 5.6 MW · V136-4.5 MW 4.5 MW

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