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Originally Posted by Argo
I was recently in Germany and saw some very large tyrbines. One was being repaired and they had one blade laying on three (3) 13 meter trailer beds and it still extended. Have you any idea the output and physical dimensions of these things? I see them in groups of 30-40 all over Southern Germany
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Hi there Argo,
The german turbines you saw in Germany range from 600KW to 1.5MW.
A typical 600KW turbine cost $1.2 Million canadian and it can power
approx 250 average homes using 36 km/hr wind. The tower is usually
80 meters high and the swept area is 2,500 sq mts.
This kind of turbines are designed to connect to the local grid, are
privately owned and operated by large private generation companies.
Regards, Georgios.