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Mingyang plans 50 MW wind turbine
Size matters in offshore wind, and Chinese wind energy firms are locked in a race to come out ahead. Mingyang Smart Energy, one of the top 5 wind energy firms in China, and the only one that is privately owned, has announced that it is developing a 50-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine. The planned two headed turbine would be powered by two 25 MW engines, making it comfortable larger than any single engine turbine out there.
Production of the planned turbine could start as early as 2026, says the firm. Initial manufacturing capacity is expected at 50 units per year, expected to be increased to 150 units annually in a second phase of the project, Group head Zhang said in an interview with reporters.
The shocker as always is not really the size, but the cost at which the firm is looking to delivet the turbine. Zhang was reported to hgave said that the cost would come in below USD 1,300 per kilowatt, significantly lower than the USD 6,100 average in Europe and USD 3,000 to 4,300 in China.
The Chinese push into taking over the offshore wind energy comes at a particularly inopportune time for western firms that used to dominate the market till a decade back, with the US market all but collapsing under the weight of the Trump Administrations antipathy to green energy, while the European market itself has been plagued with high costs and maintainance challenges.
hina’s largest private wind turbine manufacturer has just announced plans to develop the world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine, which could redefine the future of deep-water wind power.
Zhongshan-based Mingyang Smart Energy, a global leader in semi-direct drive technology for offshore wind power, revealed that its upcoming 50-megawatt (MW) floating turbine will feature a twin-head, V-shaped design.
Size, Costs & Reliability
Many industry watchers have argued that the industry needs to focus on reliability and costs over size, as wind energy costs, both onshore and offshore have consistently been beaten by dropping solar costs. That has made the case for many wind projects worldwide weaker, with a combinaton of solar and fast dropping storage costs pushing it to the backburner. Mingyang itself has had its share of issues with its previous 20 MW turbines , as reported last year. Large 18 MW , or 20 MW turbines as Mingyang has been announcing have also had limited traction outside China, and have served more to demonstrate the technological prowess of Chinese firms.
OceanX Platform
Mingyang's new turbine concept will build on its OceanX platform, which it used to for its 16.6-megawatt dual-rotor configuration last year. Built for deep water deployment, it will use twin 951-feet (290 meters) rotors, each longer than three football fields.
Chuanwei further elaborated that the new two-headed turbine aims to offer a cost of less than USD 1,300 per kilowatt, significantly lower than the USD 6,100 average in Europe and USD 3,000 to 4,300 in China. The turbine will be able to withstand categiry 5 storms with wind speeds of upto 260 kilometers per hour.
A V-shaped tower and Y-shaped floating base will be used to deliver stability in deep waters exceeding 328 feet (100 meters).
Mingyang recently announced a USD 1.8 billion investment in a new manufacturing facility in Scotland to serve the UK and European floating wind markets.