One of the largest wind turbines in the world broke the record for electricity produced every day. The energy produced by this turbine in 24 hours would be enough to supply a midsize electric car with a distance of 1.8 million kilometers, according to the website “Interesting Engineering”.
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For now, this turbine manufactured by “Siemens Gamesa” has not yet gone into series production: it is a prototype that was first tested only ten months ago.
According to the data, this is not the largest turbine “on paper” – the capacity specified by “Siemens Gamesa” assumes its power to be 14 megawatts per hour, but with the “Power Boost” function up to 15 megawatts per hour. ‘Now. The giant produced by “MingYang” is even more powerful: 16 megawatts. Vesta’s 15 megawatt turbines also top the rankings.
However, this record is for the largest amount of electricity produced by a turbine in 24 hours, and “Siemens Gamesa” claims it fell – apparently the turbine was running in “Power Boost” mode and was capable of producing 359 megawatt hours. per day. It would not be possible to work with 14 megawatts. This productivity is sufficient to supply electricity to around 18,000 households.
A record was set by our offshore prototype SG 14-222 DD! 💪 The turbine produced 359 megawatt hours in a 24 hour period – the most power a turbine has ever produced in this duration and enough energy to travel 1.8 million km in a midsize electric car! pic.twitter.com/zPuzIeW4CA
– Siemens Gamesa (@SiemensGamesa) October 10, 2022
The “SG 14-222 DD” turbine is a real giant: its rotor diameter is 222 meters. DD can be deciphered as “direct drive” in the name, meaning it is a direct drive turbine, which means fewer moving parts. The company promises that the turbines have a longer useful life and better efficiency than gear turbines. In addition, the rotor blades are made of recyclable material.
Series production is scheduled for 2024 and several companies in the US, UK and elsewhere have already placed orders.
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