China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has announced the successful installation of its MySE18.X-20MW—the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine—in Hainan.
Named the 2023 Global Best Offshore Wind Turbine by Windpower Monthly, the MySE18.X-20MW boasts modular, lightweight design with flexible power up to 20MW and a wind rotor diameter of 260-292m.
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The massive wind turbine can generate 80 million kWh annually, offsetting 66,000 tons of CO₂ emissions.
Deployment of Minyang’s 20MW offshore wind turbine comes just months after the company’s 18MW offshore wind turbine was installed by Dongfang Electric Corporation in Guangdong province.
Dongfang Electric Corporation completed the installation at a coastal test base in Shantou, with the offshore wind farm expected to generate 72GWh of clean electricity annually—enough to power around 36,000 households.
Mingyang recently announced the even-bigger MySE 22MW during the China Wind Power 2023 exhibition in Beijing. The turbine boasts a staggering rated capacity of 22MW and features a 310m+ rotor equipped with carbon-fiber blades.
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The turbine has an enormous swept area that will allow it to produce 80GWh of power annually. Larger turbines like the MySE 22MW also drive down costs for wind developers by requiring fewer installations for the same capacity.
Mingyang claims that compared to using 13MW turbines, its new 22MW model will reduce the number of turbines needed for a 1GW offshore wind farm by 18 units, significantly reducing capital expenditure.
