GE will test the world's largest 12 MW wind turbine with 107-meter blades

Energy Division of General CorporationElectric will test elements of GE's largest and most powerful offshore wind generator today, the GE Haliade-X 12 MW, whose blades are longer than a football field.

In Boston Harbor GE Renewable Energyhas unveiled the first 107-metre-long blade, which will undergo a series of fatigue tests over the next few months. The tests will simulate the conditions it will encounter after 25 years of service at sea. Other elements are already being tested at the British plant in Blyth, and the first prototypeturbines in rotterdam.

When operating offshore, the 12 MW Haliade-X turbine will be able to generate up to 67 GW of energy per year. This will be enough to meet the needs of approximately 5 thousand houses or apartments.

According to the developers, not against the background of the growth of the coastal wind energy market, the new generator will help reduce the cost of clean energy and accelerate the development of renewable energy.

This is due to the fact that longer bladesallow the turbine to capture more wind, increasing the power factor of the installation up to 63%. According to the International Energy Agency, for current marine wind generators, this figure averages 40%.

Currently the largest workingThe installation is a development of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. At the beginning of the year, it launched the first wind generator SG 10.0-193 DD with a power of 10 MW, the length of its blades is 94 meters.

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