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Within its OceanX platform for dual floating wind turbines, Ming Yang Smart Energy is designing a machine for 50 MW. It would be almost two times more than the currently strongest wind turbine.
Manufacturers in China keep pushing the limits in renewable energy technology. Dongfang Electric installed the world’s largest wind turbine for testing just two months ago, and Ming Yang Smart Energy already revealed that it is developing a floating machine that would be almost two times stronger. The company, also known as Mingyang, presented the concept for a 50 MW unit, though it is actually a double turbine.
It is designing it within its OceanX platform for V-shaped floaters. The foundation for the dual rotor will be engineered for waters deeper than 40 meters, according to Mingyang.
Twin floating turbines could turn out to be the new frontier in renewable energy technology
The company said it would provide typhoon resistance, for up to 260 kilometers per hour, and open an entirely new solution for tapping deep sea wind potential. The ultralarge twin turbine is envisaged with 290-meter rotors.
Targeted cost is below USD 1,300 per kW, or almost five time less than the European average. It compares to between USD 3,000 per kW and USD 4,300 per kW in China. OceanX is currently available at 16.6 MW at most.
Mingyang recently said it would build a manufacturing facility in Scotland for floating technology. It valued the project at GBP 1.5 billion.
The largest floating wind power turbine so far has 20 MW. It was manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC).
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