REpower Systems AG has completed construction of the first wind farm consisting exclusively of REpower 6M turbines.

Each of the three turbines, installed in the Westre civic wind farm close to the German-Danish border, have 6 MW rated power and a rotor diameter of 126 meters.

The turbine was developed by REpower engineers for offshore deployment at a later stage and assembled at the company’s manufacturing centre in Bremerhaven. In the Westre civic wind farm, the first three turbines of this type are to be tested extensively for offshore operation and will also be subjected to a type certification.

Over 200 limited partners from the districts of Westre, Ellhöft and the Danish Lydersholm are participating in the civic wind farm.

REpower CTO, Matthias Schubert said, “By now, the REpower team has gained experience in the installation of 17 turbines of the type REpower 5M; the 6M technology is based on the successful 5M construction series. However, this was still our first time erecting a wind farm that consists fully of turbines each with a six megawatt output.”

REpower Systems AG and the RWE subsidiary Innogy signed an agreement recently that includes the delivery of up to 250 turbines of REpower 5M or 6M type for the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm.