China manufactures the world’s largest wind turbine with 16 MW

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Published: December 2, 2022

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By : Inspenet, December 2, 2022

A partnership between the companies CTG and Goldwind has resulted in a mammoth 16 MW wind turbine, which came off the production line this week in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian.

The turbine features the largest single unit capacity in the world and the largest impeller. With a propeller diameter of 252 meters, the wind turbine covers a swept area of 50,000 square meters, equivalent to seven standard football fields, according to a press release from the China Three Gorges Corp sent to the Global Times.

This development is carried out just a few months after the launch of this same company of a 13.6 MW model.

This 16 MW version has become the most powerful that has been built to date, with a rotor diameter of 252 meters and a swept area of 50,000 square meters.

Under nominal working conditions, a single unit can generate 34.2 kWh per spin and an average annual production of more than 66 million kWh, enough for each unit to cover the consumption of 36,000 three-member households for one year, saving the emission of 54,000 tons of CO2 each year.

A development that, in addition to record power figures, is also accompanied by important technological advances. As Goldwind’s chief engineer Zhai Endi explains: “The 16MW unit has made significant technological advances in R&D and manufacturing of key core components, such as large main shaft bearings and ultra-long, lighter blades.”