The Chinese are building a wind turbine taller than the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw

Chinese company CRRC has announced an ambitious plan to build the world’s most powerful wind turbine. The turbine will be installed in offshore systems, maximizing energy generation. One full rotation of the turbine’s rotor will produce up to 40 kWh of energy.

These plans were presented at the WindEnergy conference in Hamburg, where CRRC also revealed its innovative approach to using artificial intelligence-based forecasting technology to optimize turbine performance based on weather conditions.

Powerful Capacity

The turbine is expected to have a power output of 20 MW, enough to meet the energy needs of thousands of households. The project envisions the total height of the structure reaching 320 meters, with a rotor length of 260 meters. The rotor’s spinning area will cover 53,000 square meters, equivalent to the size of seven football fields.

Norwegians Also Plan a Record

In the global race to build the largest wind turbines, the Norwegians are planning to construct a structure 400 meters high. The schedule aims for its launch by the end of the decade, so for now, the Chinese project remains the leader in terms of size and power.

Last year, we also reported on another impressive project from China. In July 2023, Three Gorges Energy connected a 16 MW wind turbine to the grid. This unit is located on the Fujian offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait and is currently the largest wind turbine in the world connected to the grid.

Source: geekweek.interia.pl