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Vestas V100-2.6

The Vestas V100-2.6 is a 2.6 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 100 m rotor whose blades sweep 7,854 m², on towers of 80 m.

Specifications

MakerVestas
Rated power2.6 MW
Rotor diameter100 m
Swept area7,854 m²
Specific power331 W/m²
Hub height80 m
Tip height130 m
Built forOnshore (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 2 wind farms using the Vestas V100-2.6, with 40 of its turbines in 2 countries; 2 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Sweden130
France110

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 V100-2.6, its turbines and owners, in the Wind app.
See the farms

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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