WORLD: The Chinese have manufactured the world’s largest offshore wind turbine at 26 MW
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A 26MW offshore wind turbine has rolled off the production line of China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, according to trade media.
The company said the offshore wind turbine is adapted for areas with wind speeds of 8 m/s and above and has strong resistance to typhoons and corrosion.
The wind turbine is 185 meters tall, equivalent to a 63-storey residential building, while the design diameter of the rotor exceeds 310 meters, with a swept area equivalent to 10.5 standard football fields, according to the source cited.
With average winds of 10 m/s, a single unit could generate 100 GWh of clean energy annually, enough to power 55,000 homes, the DEC said.
Just one such turbine could lead to a 30,000-ton reduction in coal use and an 80,000-ton reduction in CO2 emissions.
According to DEC, the 26 MW offshore wind turbine is the largest in the world in terms of both capacity and size.
In June this year, DEC installed an 18 MW offshore wind turbine at a coastal test base in Shantou, Guangdong Province. The model has a rotor diameter of 260 meters and a swept area of 53,000 square meters and can generate 72 GWh of electricity annually, enough to power about 36,000 households, according to the company.
A few months later, another Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, Mingyang Smart Energy, installed the MySE 18.X-20 MW in Hainan. According to Mingyang, the turbine is designed to be installed globally in regions with medium to high wind speeds, being particularly suitable for typhoon-prone areas.
