Size specifications of common industrial wind turbines

Vestas, Gamesa, and General Electric (GE) dominate the market for industrial wind turbines in the U.S. Many older U.S. facilities use NEG Micon turbines, and Vestas has absorbed that manufacturer. Other older facilities use turbines from Zond, which was acquired by Enron (the inventor of "green tags"), whose wind business GE acquired. Click the following company names for more information from their own web sites: Vestas, Gamesa, GE, Siemens (Siemens Wind Power merged with Gamesa in 2017 to create Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy), Suzlon, Senvion (Repower was acquired by Suzlon in 2007, renamed to Senvion in 2014, which was then acquired by Siemens Gamesa in 2020), and Mitsubishi (whose offshore wind business was acquired by Vestas). Nordex (who acquired Acciona in 2016), Enercon, Sinovel, Goldwind, Envision, and Guodian United Power are also major manufacturers, but their turbines are less common in the U.S. Also see a map of facilities in the U.S. by manufacturer (up to March 2014) at: https://plot.ly/dashboard/jackp:17458/present.

model capacity blade
*length*
hub ht† total ht area swept
by blades
rpm range max blade
tip speed‡
rated
wind
§speed§
GE 1.5s 1.5 MW 35.25 m
(116 ft)
64.7 m
(212 ft)
99.95 m
(328 ft)
3,904 m2
(0.96 acre)
11.1-22.2 183 mph 12 m/s
(27 mph)
GE 1.5sle 1.5 MW 38.5 m
(126 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
118.5 m
(389 ft)
4,657 m2
(1.15 acre)
? ? 14 m/s
(31 mph)
Vestas V82 1.65 MW 41 m
(135 ft)
70 m
(230 ft)
111 m
(364 ft)
5,281 m2
(1.30 acres)
?-14.4 138 mph 13 m/s
(29 mph)
Vestas V90 1.8 MW 45 m
(148 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
125 m
(410 ft)
6,362 m2
(1.57 acres)
8.8-14.9 157 mph 11 m/s
(25 mph)
      105 m
(344 ft)
150 m
(492 ft)
Vestas V110 2 MW 55 m
(180 ft)
95 m
(312 ft)
150 m
(492 ft)
9,503 m2
(2.35 acres)
? ? ?
Vestas V100 2.75 MW 50 m
(164 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
130 m
(427 ft)
7,854 m2
(1.94 acres)
7.2-15.3 179 mph 15 m/s
(34 mph)
      100 m
(328 ft)
150 m
(492 ft)
Vestas V90 3.0 MW 45 m
(148 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
125 m
(410 ft)
6,362 m2
(1.57 acres)
9-19 200 mph 15 m/s
(34 mph)
Vestas V112 3.0 MW 56 m
(184 ft)
84 m
(276 ft)
136 m
(459 ft)
9,852 m2
(2.43 acres)
6.2-17.7 232 mph 12 m/s
(27 mph)
Gamesa G87 2.0 MW 43.5 m
(143 ft)
78 m
(256 ft)
121.5 m
(399 ft)
5,945 m2
(1.47 acres)
9/19 194 mph c. 13.5 m/s
(30 mph)
Gamesa G97 2.0 MW 48.5 m
(159 ft)
78 m
(256 ft)
126.5 m
(415 ft)
7,390 m2
(1.83 acres)
10/18 202 mph c. 12 m/s
(27 mph)
Gamesa G97     90 m
(295 ft)
138.5 m
(454 ft)
       
Siemens 2.3 MW 46.5 m
(153 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
126.5 m
(415 ft)
6,793 m2
(1.68 acres)
6-16 169 mph 13-14 m/s
(29-31 mph)
Goldwind 2.5 MW 45-54.5 m
(148-179 ft)
70-90 m
(230-295 ft)
115-145.5 m
(377-477 ft)
6,362-9,331 m2
(1.57-2.31 acres)
7-16 175 mph 10.3-12 m/s
(23-27 mph)
Bonus (Siemens) 1.3 MW 31 m
(102 ft)
68 m
(223 ft)
99 m
(325 ft)
3,019 m2
(0.75 acres)
13/19 138 mph 14 m/s
(31 mph)
Bonus (Siemens) 2.0 MW 38 m
(125 ft)
60 m
(197 ft)
98 m
(322 ft)
4,536 m2
(1.12 acres)
11/17 151 mph c. 15 m/s
(c. 34 mph)
Bonus (Siemens) 2.3 MW 41.2 m
(135 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
121.2 m
(398 ft)
5,333 m2
(1.32 acres)
11/17 164 mph c. 15 m/s
(c. 34 mph)
Suzlon 950 0.95 MW 32 m
(105 ft)
65 m
(213 ft)
97 m
(318 ft)
3,217 m2
(0.79 acres)
13.9/20.8 156 mph 11 m/s
(25 mph)
Suzlon S64 1.25 MW 32 m
(105 ft)
73 m
(240 ft)
105 m
(344 ft)
3,217 m2
(0.79 acres)
13.9/20.8 156 mph 12 m/s
(27 mph)
Suzlon S88 2.1 MW 44 m
(144 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
124 m
(407 ft)
6,082 m2
(1.50 acres)
    14 m/s
(31 mph)
Repower (Senvion) MM92 2.0 MW 46.25 m
(152 ft)
100 m
(328 ft)
146.25 m
(480 ft)
6,720 m2
(1.66 acres)
7.8-15.0 163 mph 11.2 m/s
(25 mph)
Enercon E-126 7.6 MW 63.5 m
(208 ft)
135 m
(443 ft)
198.5 m
(651 ft)
12,668 m2
(3.13 acres)
5-11.7 174 mph  
 
Clipper Liberty 2.5 MW
(4 × 650 KW)
44.5 m
(146 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
124.5 m
(409 ft)
6,221 m2
(1.54 acres)
9.7-15.5 163 mph c. 11.5 m/s
(c. 26 mph)
    46.5 m
(153 ft)
  126.5 m
(415 ft)
6,793 m2
(1.68 acres)
  169 mph  
    49.5 m
(162 ft)
78 m
(256 ft)
127.5 m
(418 ft)
7,698 m2
(1.90 acres)
  180 mph  
Mitsubishi MWT95 2.4 MW 47.5 m
(156 ft)
80 m
(262 ft)
127.5 m
(418 ft)
7,088 m2
(1.75 acres)
9.0-16.9 188 mph 12.5 m/s
(28 mph)

*This figure is actually half the rotor diameter. The blade itself may be about a meter shorter, because it is attached to a large hub.
†Different hub (tower) heights may be used for the same turbine models.
‡Rotor diameter (m) × π × rpm ÷ 26.82
§The rated, or nominal, wind speed is the speed at which the turbine produces power at its full capacity. For example the GE 1.5s does not generate 1.5 MW of power until the wind is blowing steadily at 27 mph or more. As the wind falls below that, power production falls exponentially.


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