Suzlon Group, leading wind turbine maker in the world, would launch its latest turbine in the 1.5-megawatts (Mw) range focused on harnessing class-III, low-wind sites.
The new turbine is specifically designed to deliver high efficiency and cost effective power generation even at low wind speeds, therefore increasing the size of the market and making wind power projects financially competitive.
The S8X, scheduled for launch in 2012, is designed for the Indian market, where the majority of potential lies in medium-to-low wind sites. This turbine is designed with advanced rotors, with diameters of 86.5 and 89 meters, and a tower height of 90 meters. Additionally, the S8X is designed specifically to operate in high temperatures, and to meet the current and future grid requirements in India.
"This marks an extremely important step forward in our product strategy. The S8X builds on our extensive operating experience with our highly successful S82 – 1.5 Mw fleet in some of the most challenging environments in the world. The development programme drew extensively on feedback from our key customer groups, primarily PSUs and IPPs in India, to create a product that meets their current and future needs, and provides consistently improving returns on investment," John O’Halloran, president, technology, Suzlon Energy Limited informed.
