World’s largest floating offshore wind turbine rolls off production line in China

The world’s most powerful floating offshore wind turbine, with a generating capacity of 20 megawatts, has rolled off the production line in Yancheng City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, according to CRRC, the country’s leading train manufacturer. CRRC Co., Ltd. (CRRC).

The wind turbine, independently developed by China, has a wind wheel with a diameter of 260 meters and a swept area of ??53,100 square meters, roughly the size of seven standard football fields.

The wind turbine can generate 62 million kWh of electricity per year, enough to power about 37,000 households, saving 25,000 tons of coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 62,000 tons.

With its semi-submersible floating platform and mooring system, enhanced with intelligent control and sensing technologies, the turbine extends the reach of wind power to deeper waters, ensuring stable operation.

“Floating offshore wind turbines are a major technology trend that is shaping the future of wind energy development,” said Wang Dian, deputy general manager of CRRC Qi Hang New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

The wind turbine offers customizable options for various water depths, providing optimized solutions for offshore wind energy resources.

China’s renewable energy sector is gaining momentum as the government strives to increase the proportion of electricity from non-fossil fuels in its energy structure. By 2023, the country’s renewable energy capacity surpassed thermal power capacity for the first time, making up more than half of the country’s installed electricity production capacity.