The new 2MW turbine design is expected to generate about 20% more electricity than the company’s 93m version machine.
AMSC expects that low wind speed turbines will open new markets in regions that are saturated with wind farms like southern Germany and parts of the US.
Other potential applications are in the Middle East, India and China near urban centers, which may reduce long-distance transmission bottlenecks.
The new turbine design is available for all climate conditions and several hub heights, as well as in doubly-fed and full conversion drive train architectures.
AMSC CEO Daniel McGahn said: "We believe that AMSC’s new low wind speed turbine makes it possible to achieve a low cost of energy at the low wind speed sites that were previously inaccessible or not economically compelling.
"The new low-wind speed design is expected to lower cost of energy by as much as 12% compared to previous AMSC designs, increasing its competitiveness with traditional fossil fuels."
AMSC has also completed the A-Design Assessment as per the latest GL2010 onshore guideline for its 2MW wind turbine design with 93m and 100m rotor.
Image: The new 2MW turbine design is expected to generate about 20% more electricity than the company’s 93m version machine. Photo: Courtesy of Victor Habbick/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
