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Discover Goldwind's record-breaking GWH252-16MW wind turbine installation in China in 24 hours. Efficiency and innovation in renewable energy!
The race to build ever larger wind turbines never stops challenging the capabilities of engineers. Now, Chinese company Goldwind has installed the largest wind turbine currently in existence in just 24 hours. A record that not only represents a great advance in way to install these gigantic mills in the middle of the ocean, but it is also a way of enormously reduce costs and make electricity cheaper for consumers.Construction
The news was confirmed by Goldwind itself on your social networks. The new record surpasses what they had already achieved last September by installing a slightly smaller wind turbine (14 MW) in just 30 hours.
Also record in electrical production
The turbine GWH252-16MW from Goldwind is the largest windmill commercially available at the moment. It has a rotor diameter of 252 m and its blades cover an area of 50.000 square meters. Thanks to this scale (and the passage of a typhoon), it also recently broke the record for electrical production in a single day with 384,1 MW, enough, according to them, to supply almost 170.000 Chinese households.
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The GWH252-16MW went into operation on July 19th. Its innovative design — unlike traditional wind turbines that block their blades when the wind is very strong — allows the speed of the blades to be adjusted in real time and continues generating electricity even with winds exceeding 25 meters per second, such as those caused by Typhoon Haikui last September.
Size really matters in a wind turbineConstruction
The race to install the biggest wind turbine is not simply a competition to see who has the biggest. The larger the size of these mills, the better they work and the proportionally cheaper the resulting energy production. Companies prefer to install these turbines in the middle of the sea, where the impact of the size of their blades is smaller than on land.
Furthermore, one of the biggest costs of this type of maritime structure is its installation, mainly due to its enormous size and the complication involved in anchoring them to the ocean floor, which is changeable and unstable.Construction
The more meters the wind turbines have, the greater depth they need for anchoring. The greater the depth, the more difficult the task. Therefore, rapid installation records like this are good news for the offshore wind sector, which will be able to build more projects, and for the users of its electricity who, in principle, will be able to obtain cheaper energy.Construction
The challenges behind its construction and installation
It is important to highlight that the installation of large-scale wind turbines, such as Goldwind's GWH252-16MW, presents particular challenges, such as the transport and assembly of extremely bulky and heavy components in the middle of the ocean, in addition to the need to work in weather conditions and often unfavorable sea conditions.Construction
One of the main challenges is the depth of the sea where these turbines are placed. As depth increases, stronger foundations and more sophisticated installation techniques are required. Goldwind overcame these obstacles by implementing innovative strategies and tools that enable quick and safe installation. This not only reduces construction times and associated costs, but also minimizes the environmental impact during the installation phase.Construction
Another critical aspect is logistics. Transporting colossal parts such as the blades, tower and nacelle (the structure that contains the turbine's generating components) requires meticulous planning and specialized vessels. Efficiency in this process is crucial to keeping costs low and meeting installation deadlines.Construction
