The 50MW Tayakadin project - which will supply enough wind-generated electricity to meet the needs of more than 14,000 households - supports the Turkish government’s plans to increase the country’s wind energy production to 20,000 megawatts by the year 2023.
Turkey has one of the most favorable locations in Europe for wind energy development, with a potential wind generation capacity of about 48,000MW. Much of that potential remains untapped, as the country’s existing wind farms produce about 1,800MW.
“GE’s 1.6-100 technology builds on the broad experience of our 1.5 and 2.5 megawatt series, with more than 17,500 of those units installed today,” said Stephan Ritter, general manager of GE’s Renewable Energy business in Europe. “Featuring a 100-meter rotor diameter and 80-meter hub height, the 1.6-100 provides the highest capacity factor of any wind turbine for class 3 sites.”
Fina Enerji currently has 35 units of GE 2.5-100 wind turbines in operation at two wind power plant sites in Izmir and Hatay provinces for a total capacity of 87.5 megawatts. Tayakadin, near the booming city of Istanbul, is the third site where Fina Enerji will employ GE wind turbines.
GE 1.6-100 technology to make European debut at Fina’s Tayakadin wind project in Turkey
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