China debuts a record-smashing 26 MW offshore wind turbine

China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation has rolled out a 26-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, the world’s largest in both capacity and size.

The Chinese state-owned manufacturer released photos of the turbine’s giant nacelle – the box-like housing at the top of the turbine that houses the generating components – at its factory in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province. This turbine boasts a blade wheel diameter of more than 310 meters (1,107 feet) and a hub height of 185 meters (607 feet).

This offshore wind turbine is designed for areas with wind speeds of 8 meters per second and above. With average winds of 10 meters per second, just one of these giants can generate 100 GWh of power annually, which is enough to power 55,000 homes. That’s enough to cut standard coal consumption by 30,000 tons and reduce CO2 emissions by 80,000 tons.

The company says its 26-MW turbine is typhoon-resistant, safe, and reliable.

China also continues to build ever-larger onshore wind turbines: Earlier in October, Sany Group announced it had installed a 15 MW turbine, the world’s largest onshore turbine to date.

Chinese manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of wind turbine technology. China sees offshore wind power as a crucial component of its strategy to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.

Read more: Chinese wind turbine orders hit a record 100 GW in 2023

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