World’s first 18MW offshore wind turbine set up in China


Its average annual power generation is up to 72 million kilowatt hours. — Xinhua

GUANGZHOU: An 18-megawatt semi-direct drive offshore wind turbine has been successfully installed in a coastal test base in the city of Shantou, South China’s Guangdong province.

It is the world’s largest installed offshore wind turbine, according to its developer, Dongfang Electric Corp.

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