{"id":308876,"date":"2025-10-23T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/china-designs-worlds-most-powerful-floating-wind-turbine\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:57:14","slug":"china-designs-worlds-most-powerful-floating-wind-turbine","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/china-designs-worlds-most-powerful-floating-wind-turbine\/","title":{"rendered":"China designs world’s most powerful floating wind turbine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chinese manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy has announced the design of a 50 megawatt floating wind turbine<\/a>,<\/strong> one of the most ambitious bets in the global wind energy sector. This technology represents a breakthrough in the electrification of coastal regions with high exposure to extreme conditions. <\/p>\n\n

A structure prepared for typhoons and hurricanes<\/h2>\n\n

The proposal is based on a V-shaped tower design<\/a><\/strong> supporting two rotors of 25 MW each, reaching a total of 50 MW of power. The rotors, 290 meters in diameter, will allow operation even in areas with winds exceeding 260 km\/h<\/g>. This enables their installation in regions with high climatic exposure, such as the South China Sea or the Western Pacific. <\/p>\n\n

The turbine is designed to operate in deep water, where traditional systems cannot be installed. The floating structure and dual-head configuration are derived from the OceanX<\/g><\/g>model, which has been in operation since 2024. This approach maximizes energy harvesting in areas with constant winds and open sea. <\/p>\n\n

Floating wind turbine mass production<\/h2>\n\n

Mingyang<\/a><\/strong> will start production in Guangdong from 2026<\/strong>. An initial capacity of 50 units per year is expected, with a second phase that could be tripled. The company projects a cost per installed<\/strong> kilowatt of less than $1,300<\/strong>, a figure significantly lower than current European standards. <\/p>\n\n

As part of its internationalization strategy, Mingyang plans to invest up to US$1.8 billion in a turbine manufacturing plant in turbine factory in Scotland.<\/a><\/strong> in Scotland. This plant will supply the UK market and other European regions. The port of Ardersier has been identified as the preferred location for these operations<\/strong>, which will also facilitate the employment transition of former oil sector workers. <\/p>\n\n

Source and photo: Myse via offshore Wind<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two 290-meter rotors will withstand winds of up to 260 km\/h in deep waters exposed to typhoons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":308834,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-308876","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/308876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/308876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=308876"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=308876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}