Chinese companies claim they have built the world's biggest 16 MW wind turbine

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It's claimed to have been created following calls made by Chinese authorities for the independent development of cutting-edge technology.

In East China's Fujian Province, a huge offshore wind turbine with the world's largest per-unit capacity has come off the assembly line, according to

CTG and Goldwind believe the 16MW unit is the highest-rated generator ever built. Its enormous rotor diameter provides a 50,000-meter swept area that can generate enough electricity to power 36,000 households annually, CTG claim.In addition to meeting the yearly energy needs of 36,000 three-person households, it can save 22,000 tonnes of standard coal and 54,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, with its estimated average annual power output of over 66 million kWh.

 

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