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"Siemens Gamesa has taken the top spot for the world’s most powerful wind
turbine, with reports it has successfully installed a 21.5 megawatt (MW) unit
at the Technical University of Denmark’s turbine test field in Østerild.
With a diameter of 276 metres, Siemens’ SG DD-276 model follows a whole host of
turbines to claim the accolade of world’s most powerful, a title which has
historically been dominated by Chinese manufacturers.
The record for the world’s largest installed turbine was previously held by
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy, which last year announced it had successfully
installed a 20MW turbine, dubbed the MySE18.X-20MW.
Plans for the Siemens Gamesa prototype turbine were first made public during
the summer of last year, forming part of the company’s Highly Innovative
Prototype of the most Powerful Offshore Wind (HIPPOW) project.
The project was partially funded by the European Union, after Siemens Gamesa
received €30 million from the political union’s innovation fund – one of the
world’s largest programs dedicated to new low-carbon technologies.
According to the EU, the prototype turbine is large enough to power 70,000
Danish homes annually, whilst reducing greenhouse emissions by 55,454 of CO₂
equivalent during the entire project’s duration."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
