M5000-135 offshore turbine unveiled

The M5000-135 is said to enhance the M5000’s proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M5000 turbine, which is exclusively designed for offshore conditions, is a unique hybrid drive solution combining best-in-class quality standards and unique offshore services to meet customer needs.

The new 135m rotor diameter, combined with a light design and an improved nacelle, reduces the cost of energy while maximizing customer revenues, as AREVA states. Additional improvements, such as better serviceability through condition monitoring atop the machine’s built-in system redundancies, provide further benefits to customers in the form of increased reliability and length of life.
With the 66m-long flexible offshore blades—10m longer than the M5000-116—the M5000’s swept area will increase by 35% to 14,326m². The new light nacelle design, adapted to harsh sea conditions, is said to offer simplified maintenance work and optimized health and safety.
Serial manufacturing of the M5000-135 is expected in the second half of 2014.