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Mingyang’s 20 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Complete

Mingyang Smart Energy has installed what the company claims to be the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine, the MySE 18.X-20 MW, in Hainan, China.

The unit features flexible power ratings ranging from 18.X to 20 MW, coupled with rotor diameters from 260-292 metres, covering a maximum swept area equivalent to nine soccer fields.

According to Mingyang’s website, the wind turbine can withstand winds up to 79.8 m/s.

(A category 5 hurricane)

gibmiser ,

The pessimist in me worries it will break in a storm then get paraded around as an example of why wind can’t replace fossil fuels…

Buffalox ,

This is an enormous engineering achievement, they already make 16 MW offshore turbines:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_L6Yz3t9e8

Olap ,

Wow, what’s the size limit going to actually be? 20MW is phenomenal from a single turbine, but what could we hit?

Ilovethebomb ,

It’s an interesting question actually, there would be a material limit to how long components like the blades can be.

It’s also possible they’re just not cost effective above a certain size, too.

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