It adjusts the pitch of its rotor blades to maintain an effective operating speed regardless of the strength of the wind, and to protect itself from strong winds.

The output increases with the wind speed until it reaches 13–14 m/s. If the average wind speed exceeds the operational limit of 25 m/s, the turbine stops.

When the wind drops back below the restart speed, the safety systems reset automatically.The wind turbines selected for the site are 3.6MW units supplied by Siemens.

The rotor is a three-bladed cantilevered construction, mounted upwind of the tower, while the 52m blades are made of fibreglass-reinforced epoxy resin and manufactured in a single operation.

The turbine is mounted on an 80m-high tapered tubular steel tower with an internal ascent.