A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry
The G.E. machines will have a generating capacity that would have been almost unimaginable a decade ago. A single one will be able to turn out 13 megawatts of power, enough to light up a town of roughly 12,000 homes.
The turbine, which is capable of producing as much thrust as the four engines of a Boeing 747 jet, according to G.E., will be deployed at sea, where developers have learned that they can plant larger and more numerous turbines than on land to capture breezes that are stronger and more reliable.
Although offshore turbines now account for only about 5 percent of the generating capacity of the overall wind industry, this part of the business has taken on an identity of its own and is expected to grow faster in the coming years than land-based wind.
Is China looking into this? Never underestimate the power of U.S. leapfrog innovation.
Will?
China already connected its first 10MW wind turbine last July. Past tense.
CIMC hooked up with Norway partner to build ships that can install 15MW+ wind turbines.
Tender to build two wind installation vessels made before the end of the year.
Danish and Taiwan investment to build Changhua wind farm.