Data table · Wind turbine models with NdFeB
Wind turbines with permanent-magnet generators
Model topology and the source of each quantity are kept separate. Calculations use only the documented kg/MW reference factors.
19 Data rows
Sources reviewed as at 30/08/2026. Time-sensitive product, market and legal information should be checked directly against the source before a specific decision is made.
| Manufacturer | Full model designation | Model year | MW | Onshore/offshore | Direct drive / geared | Generator type | PMSG? | NdFeB kg/turbine | Nd kg/turbine | Dy kg/turbine | Tb kg/turbine | Quantity basis | Basis for calculation / measurement | Primary source: model | Primary source: quantity | Evidence status | Note |
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| Siemens Gamesa | SG 15-236 | 2028 | 15 | Offshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 9750 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 2700 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 255 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 105 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 15 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Series production planned; the HREE figures are probably too high because SGRE has greatly reduced Dy/Tb. |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 14-236 DD | 2024 | 14 | Offshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 9100 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 2520 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 238 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 98 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 14 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | No model-specific bill of materials; model-specific HREE data not published. |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 14-222 DD | 2020 | 14 | Offshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 9100 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 2520 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 238 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 98 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 14 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Market launch in 2020; series production in 2024; no model-specific bill of materials. |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 11.0-200 DD | 2022/2023 | 11 | Offshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 7150 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1980 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 187 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 77 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 11 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | The model page states 2022; the current portfolio states 2023; both figures are shown. |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 8.0-167 DD | 2019 | 8 | Offshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 1,560 | — | — | — | Manufacturer data cited in a university thesis | SGRE material data from personal communication, reproduced in Liland 2022, Table 3 | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | A-H (via university thesis) | 195 kg/MW for this model; well below the 650 kg/MW literature-based factor. Do not treat the composition reported in the thesis as the composition of this model. |
| Vestas | V150-6.0 MW EnVentus | 2019 | 6 | Onshore | Medium-speed geared drivetrain | PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 960 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 300 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 0 | 0 | calculated + manufacturer HREE data | F-MS-REF for NdFeB/Nd; Dy/Tb = 0 in the generator | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | HREE-free refers to the generator, not necessarily to the entire turbine. |
| Vestas | V162-6.2 MW EnVentus Mark 0 | — | 6.2 | Onshore | Medium-speed geared drivetrain | PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 992 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 310 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 0 | 0 | calculated + manufacturer LCA | F-MS-REF for NdFeB/Nd; Dy/Tb = 0 in the generator | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | PMSG and an HREE-free generator are documented for this model; total magnet mass is not. |
| Vestas | V162-7.2 MW EnVentus | 2022 | 7.2 | Onshore | Medium-speed geared drivetrain | PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 1152 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 360 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 0 | 0 | calculated + manufacturer HREE data | F-MS-REF for NdFeB/Nd; Dy/Tb = 0 in the generator | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | No model-specific BOM. |
| Vestas | V172-7.2 MW EnVentus | 2022 | 7.2 | Onshore | Medium-speed geared drivetrain | PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 1152 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 360 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 0 | 0 | calculated + manufacturer HREE data | F-MS-REF for NdFeB/Nd; Dy/Tb = 0 in the generator | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | No model-specific BOM. |
| Vestas | V236-15.0 MW Mk0A | 2024 | 15 | Offshore | Medium-speed geared drivetrain | PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 2400 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 750 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 0 | 0 | calculated + manufacturer LCA | F-MS-REF for NdFeB/Nd; Dy/Tb = 0 in the generator | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Separate tower/damper magnets are present; 0 applies only to HREE in the generator. |
| Vestas | V112-3.0 MW GridStreamer | 2012 | 3 | Onshore | Geared | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | — | 68 | 7 | — | Manufacturer statement | 68 kg Nd in the generator; an additional 14 kg Nd in the tower; 7 kg Dy in total | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | A-H | Total NdFeB mass and Tb remain unknown; the scope of the Dy figure is not separated between the generator and tower. |
| Goldwind | GW165-5.2 MW | — | 5.2 | Onshore | Direct drive | PMDD / PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 3380 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 936 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 88.4 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 36.4 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 5.2 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Goldwind eliminated Dy from some generators and reduced it to <1 % in others, without identifying the models. |
| Goldwind | GW165-5.6 MW | — | 5.6 | Onshore | Direct drive | PMDD / PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 3640 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1008 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 95.2 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 39.2 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 5.6 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Low confidence in the Dy/Tb calculation; no model-specific bill of materials. |
| Goldwind | GW165-6.0 MW | — | 6 | Onshore | Direct drive | PMDD / PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 3900 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1080 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 102 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 42 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 6 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Low confidence in the Dy/Tb calculation; no model-specific bill of materials. |
| Goldwind | GW136-4.2 MW | 2019 | 4.2 | Onshore | Direct drive | PMDD / PMSG; full-scale converter | yes | 2730 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 756 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 71.4 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 29.4 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 4.2 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Model-specific HREE data not published. |
| GE | Haliade 150-6 MW | — | 6 | Offshore | Direct drive | Advanced High Density PMG | yes | 3900 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1080 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 102 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 42 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 6 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Generator design documented in a manufacturer PDF; model-specific bill of materials not published. |
| ENERCON | E-160 EP5 E3 | — | 5.56 | Onshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator; full-scale converter | yes | 3614 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1000.8 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 94.52 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 38.92 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 5.56 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | No model-specific BOM. |
| ENERCON | E-175 EP5 E1 | 2024 | 6 | Onshore | Direct drive | Permanent-magnet generator | yes | 3900 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1080 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 102 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 42 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 6 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | 6 MW prototype; quantity for this model not published. |
| ENERCON | E-175 EP5 E2 | 2026 | 7 | Onshore | Direct drive | Two-part outer-rotor permanent-magnet generator | yes | 4550 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 1260 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 119 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | 49 (calculated from the documented reference factor) | calculated (LF-DD) | F-DD-REF × 7 MW | Open source ↗ | Open source ↗ | B-C | Availability announced from 2026; no model-specific bill of materials. |