Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Iberdrola to use 4.5 MW Gamesa Turbines on Clayton Project

Clayton's developer Iberdrola informed the town council that wind turbines are not getting smaller they are increasing in size. Gamesa has produced the largest turbine to date. The GX10 4.5 MW !!

Size: tower: 120 meters: 393.70 ft tall
One blade: 64 meters: 209.97 ft - (blade diameter; 419.94 ft)

TOTAL Height of turbine: 603.67 feet high

More importantly the turbine is made of steel and concrete.

To protect residents from shadow flicker and noise impacts LOCAL WIND LAWS must have responsible regulations regarding the siting of turbines using (whichever is greater) noise levels at property lines (no greater than 5 above ambient) and rotor blade dimensions (setbacks 10x the diameter of the rotor blades).

Gamesa Presents G10X-4.5 MW Wind Turbine Prototype

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