Nordex

Nordex SE is a European company that designs, sells and manufactures wind turbines. The company's headquarters is located in the German city of Rostock while management is situated in Hamburg. Production takes place in Rostock as well as in China and for a brief time in Jonesboro, Arkansas.[2] The company was founded in 1985 in Give, Denmark. Since then the company steadily grew. In 1995 Nordex was the first company to mass-produce a 1 MW turbine booster.

Nordex SE
TypeSocietas Europaea
ISINDE000A0D6554
IndustryWind power industry
FoundedGive, Denmark (1985 (1985))
HeadquartersRostock, Germany
Key people
José Luis Blanco Diéguez (CEO), Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsWind turbines
ServicesMaintenance of wind turbines
Revenue €3.771 million (2017)[1]
€43 million (2017)[1]
€0.3 million (2017)[1]
Total assets €2.808 billion (end 2017)[1]
Total equity €919 million (end 2017)[1]
Number of employees
 8,260 (average, 2017)[1]
Websitewww.nordex-online.com

In 2016, the wind turbine manufacture business unit of Spanish conglomerate Acciona, Acciona Windpower, merged with those of Nodex to form Nordex Group.[3]

Wind turbines

As of 2013, the third generation of Nordex wind turbines included two platforms, rated at 2.4 and 3.3 MW.

In Europe, Africa and North America Nordex manufactures and sells the Gamma series, a product family comprising the N90/2500, the N100/2500 and the N117/2400. The N90/2500 is a turbine being developed for strong winds. The N100/2500 consists of two versions, Highspeed and Lowspeed, the first one for rather windy locations, the second for medium wind conditions. The N117/2400 was designed especially for low-wind regions (IEC 3). The hub height of the 2.4-2.5 MW windturbines reaches from 65 meters for the N90/2500 to 141 meters for the low wind version of the N117/2400.

Technical data 2.5MW Gamma class[4]
N100/2500 in the United States.
Nordex N117/2400 (Gamma) in Germany
ParameterN80 IEC1N90 IEC1N90 IEC2N100 IEC 2N100 IEC3N117/2400 IEC3
Rated Power (kW)2,5002,5002,5002,5002,5002,400
Cut-in wind speed (m/s)333333
Cut-out wind speed (m/s)252525252520
Rotor diameter (m)809090100100117
Swept area (m2)5,0266,3626,3627,8237,82310,751
m2 per MW2,0102,5482,5483,1293,1294,480
Revolutions per minute10.8-18.910.3-18.19.6-16.89.6-14.89.6-14.87.5-13.2
Overspeed controlPitchPitchPitchPitchPitchPitch
Gearboxyesyesyesyesyesyes
Generatordouble-fed asynchronous generatordouble-fed asynchronous generatordouble-fed asynchronous generatordouble-fed asynchronous generatordouble-fed asynchronous generatordouble-fed asynchronous generator
Grid frequency50/60 Hertz50/60 Hertz50/60 Hertz50/60 Hertz50/60 Hertz50/60 Hertz
Hub height (m)6065/70/8080/10075/80/10080/100/14091/120/141

Delta-Class
Delta-Class-Turbine

In 2013 Nordex launched the Delta-Class-Series, entering series production in January 2014 with prototypes installed in mid-2013. There will be two new types of turbines, the N100/3300 strong-wind turbine and the N117/3000, which is designed for medium-wind sites. Both turbines feature the rotorblades already used in the Gamma-Series, with the rotorblades of the N117 being slightly upgraded to withstand the higher wind speeds in IEC wind class 2a. Both turbines are equipped with a three-stage gearbox and a doubly fed asynchronous generator.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Nordex. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. [url=http://talkbusiness.net/2014/06/trinity-industries-re-open-nordex-factory-jonesboro/ Trinity Industries To Locate Railcar Facility At Nordex Factory In Jonesboro]
  3. "Siemens and Gamesa to merge wind businesses". Financial Times. Nikkei Inc. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. Nordex platform brochure Gamma-Generation
  5. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1169324/Close---Nordex-launches-Delta-turbine-series-EWEA
  6. http://www.nordex-online.com/fileadmin/MEDIA/Kundenzeitschrift/EN/Nordex-Magazin_360_01_en.pdf
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