China’s state-owned DongFang Electric Corporation (DEC) has rolled the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine off its production line in Fuqing, East China’s Fujian province.
Tailored for areas with wind speeds of 8m/s and above, the 26MW offshore wind turbine features strong resistance to typhoons and corrosion.
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With average winds of 10m/s, a single unit can generate 100GWh of clean energy annually, powering 55,000 homes, cutting standard coal consumption by 30,000 tons and reducing CO2 emissions by 80,000 tons.
The race to increase the power of wind turbines is heating up, with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy having just announced the successful installation of its MySE18.X-20MW—the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine—in Hainan.
Leading the field in ‘world’s largest’ titles, China is also home to the world’s biggest wind farm.
The Gansu Wind Farm, also known as the Jiuquan Wind Power Base, is the world’s biggest wind project, made up of several wind farms being built by more than 20 developers.
Located on the outskirts of the Gobi Desert in northern China, this renewable megaproject will have an incredible 20GW of installed generation capacity upon completion.
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With more than 7,000 wind turbines and a 2,383km transmission line, Gansu Wind Farm can generate enough electricity to power a small country.
The project is one of six national wind power megaprojects approved by the Chinese government.
