Published: Nov 13, 2023 09:43
Recently, the 18-megawatt direct-drive offshore wind turbine with full independent intellectual property rights was put into production at the Dongfang Electric Wind Power (Fujian) Co., Ltd. located in Fuqing City, Fujian Province. The rotor diameter of the 18-megawatt offshore direct-drive wind turbine is 260 meters. The hub center height of the turbine is 160 meters, equivalent to the height of a 53-story residential building, and the swept area of the wind turbine is more than 53,000 square meters, equivalent to 7.5 standard football fields. When the unit is fully loaded, it can generate 38 degrees of electricity per turn. Under the average wind speed of 10 meters per second, a single unit can output 72 million degrees of clean electricity per year, which can meet the electricity needs of 40,000 ordinary households, save more than 20,000 tons of standard coal, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 55,000 tons. It is reported that the 18-megawatt offshore direct-drive wind turbine will realize mass production next year and be applied in demonstration in Class I wind areas such as Fujian, Zhejiang, and Hainan.

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