340 meters high
27 October 2024 08:51 Robert Klatt
Another wind turbine with a record size and performance was set up in China. The system is taller than the Eiffel Tower and can supply 55,000 households with electricity.
Fuzhou (China). Chinese companies have set several records in wind energy in recent years and are now considered global leaders. Now she has Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) built the world’s largest wind turbine. The new facility on the factory site in Fuzhoun in the Chinese province of Fujian is 340 meters high, making it higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The hub of the engine is at a height of 185 meters and the rotor has a diameter of 310 meters. This corresponds to the wingspan of around twelve Boeing 747s. The swept area of the record wind turbine is 75,000 square meters, which is equivalent to around 14 American football fields.
The maximum output of the new wind turbine is 26 megawatts (MW). The company’s calculations show that the wind turbine can produce around 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually at a wind speed of 36 km/h. This energy is enough to power 55,000 Chinese households. In addition, despite its enormous height, the wind turbine should be able to withstand even tropical cyclones with a maximum wind speed of 220 km/h.
Expansion of wind energy in China
The new wind turbine is intended to help address the country’s climate change challenges. China wants to become climate neutral by 2060 through the use of solar and wind systems. In recent months, the country has completed or announced several projects, including a 1,800-hectare solar farm in the sea and the world’s largest solar power plant with 5.26 million modules.
The country’s wind power capacity is currently 470 (GW). China is the global leader in wind power. This is followed by the USA with 148 GW and Germany with 69 GW.
