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AneweraforoffshorewindpowerWestandonthethresholdofarevolutioninwindpower,asthepotentialoftheoffshorewindpowermarketisfullyrecognised.Withtherightequipmentandstrategy,hugereturnsoninvestmentareachievable.Thechallengesassociatedwithharvestingoffshorewindareclear–thelargescaleofprojects,thedistancefromshore,thedepthsofinstallationandsafety.That’swhyweatVestas,havingpioneeredtheoffshoreindustrysinceitsdawn,havedevelo-pedanewgenerationofturbines100percentdedicatedtooffshoreenvironments.TechnologygearedtowardsprofitabilityWiththelaunchofthe164-7.0MWVestasintroducesdesignchoicestodriveyourprofitabilitytonewlevelsinoffshorewind.·Maximisingtheamountofenergycapture,notonlywiththehugerotordiameterof164m,butalsothroughanoptimalrotortogeneratorratio·Reducingoperationsandmaintenancecostsbyenablingcustomerstorunfewer,largerturbines·Reducingthescaleandriskofinvestmentrequired,asfewerturbinesalsomeansfewerfoundationsandlesscabling·Maximisingyourreturnoninvestmentthankstothe25yearstructuraldesignlifeoftheV164-7.0MW-out-standingbyindustrystandards.Thisgivesyoualongerperiodtogenerateenergy,andaddstoyourbusinesscasecertainty.LoweringthecostofenergyoffshoreV164-7.0MWtakesoffshoretothenextlevelWind.Itmeanstheworldtous.™Windisallwedo.Wearerelent-lesslycommittedtothesuccessofwindasasourceofenergyfortheworld,providingeverythingyouneedtosucceedinyourwindpowerambitions.Predictable,competitivecashflow...together!WorkingtogethertomaximisethevalueofyourinvestmentAtVestas,thedesignandplanningofanewwindpowerprojectalwaysbeginsthesameway–bylisteningtoyou,thecustomer,andunderstandingyourcommercialneedsandhowtoturnthemintoreality.Althoughthecostoftheturbinestypicallyrepresentsapproximatelyonethirdofthetotalcapitalexpenditureforanoffshoreproject,logisticaldecisions–suchasweight,size,serviceaccess,etc.–impactsonothercostsalongthevaluechain.That’swhyweconsiderallthefactorsatanoverallprojectlevel,ratherthansimplyatanindividualturbinelevel.Businesscasecertaintyiskey.Usingourthreedecadesofindustryexperience,we’vecombinedproventechnologyandinnovativeengineeringtodesigntheultimateoffshoreturbine.Previousoffshoreturbinetypeshavebeenadaptedfromonshoreequivalents.TheV164-7.0MWistakingthefullstepandhasbeendesignedfromthefirstnuttothelastboltwithchallengingoffshoreconditionsinmind.Byraisingthebarfortheindustry,we’vecreatedthemostconvincingfinancialpropositioneverforoffshoreenergyinvestment.AtechnicalrevolutiontailoredforsuccessTheV164-7.0MWsignifiesaquantumleapforwardinrotorsizeandenergycapture.The164m2rotordiameteroffersyouasweptareaofmorethan21,000m2-theequivalentofalmostthreefootballpitches.Whenitcomestoprofitabilitythebiggerthesweptarea,thebiggertherevenue.ThesizeofthesweptareadoesnotdoitaloneInaddition,wehaveoptimisedtherotor-to-generatorratiotomaximisetheyield,takingintoaccountvariableslike:·Windspeed·Waterdepth·Windpowerplantsize·Gridcapacity·FoundationtypeTheV164-7.0MWalsoincludesvariousspecificstrategiestomitigatetherisk:·Theturbinefeaturesfailure-tolerantmodestorunwithreducedoutputintheeventofunexpectedissuesarising·Aircraft-inspired‘redundantcomponent’policy,toavoidunnecessaryinterventionsbetweenscheduledservicingandensurenormaloutput·Weuseamedium-speedgearboxforreliableoperations·AllequipmentandcomponentsareevolutionsofprovenexistingtechnologyTheresultingcashflowwillmakeyouatrueleaderatseaandplaceyouattheforefrontoftheoffshoreenergyrevolution.Reliable,predictable,lifetimeperformanceTheV164-7.0MWhasbeendesignedwithtwoguidingprinciplesinmind:firstly,thisnewgenerationofoffshoreturbinesisintendedtorequireaslittlemaintenanceaspossible.Secondly,whenservicingisrequired,itshouldbeassafe,quickandcostefficientaspossible.Thismeansthepartswemanufacturearesturdyandengi-neeredtothehighestdegreeofprecision,resultinginfewerunscheduledvisitsandlessdowntime.Foreveryoffshorewindpowerplant,wetailoramaintenanceprogrammetosuitthesite’sspecificneeds,fromfull-scopeserviceagreementsguaranteeingavailability,tomoreflexiblesupportdeals.Thechoiceisyours.TherightpeopleandknowledgeFromdayonewenurturearelationshipoftrustandtrans-parencywithourpartners.Throughthisrelationshipwechannelourincomparableturbineknowledgetomakeyourwindpowerplantachieveitsultimateperformance.Teamsofresearchers,techniciansandengineersspendeverydayworkingtoensureyourwindpowerplantisasreliableandefficientaspossible.Whenmaintenanceneedsarise,ourglobalsupplynetworkensureswesupplytherighttools,partsandpeople–ontime,everytime.Weaimtoprovidemaximumoutputforthelongestperiodpossible,increasingyourprofitswitheverydayofoptimumperformance.Thisisbecauseyourinvestmentmeansasmuchtousasitdoestoyou.Shrinkingtheonshore/offshorepricegapBynarrowingthecostgapbetweenonshoreandoffshoreenergyproduction,weareopeningtheplanet’smostwind-richareasforcommercialenterpriseandfurtheringourgoalofelevatingwindpowertothesameglobalstatusasfossilfuels.1.Partnershipswithcustomers2.Accurateenergyoutputpredictions3.Cutting-edgecomponents4.Efficientinstallation5.Failure-toleranttechnology6.StreamlinedoperationsandmaintenanceThesearethesixste