The most powerful offshore wind turbine on the planet received an important certificate that proves its efficiency and safety even in the harshest environments

A  X-Haliade, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in the world, has drawn media attention since the beginning of its project. The turbine is an engineering and technology behemoth, boosting performance and producing far more offshore wind power than its smaller competitors. The new super product from GE Renewable Energy  it is an incredible 243 meters high, which nevertheless passed typhoon/hurricane tests.

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Haliade-X has a generation capacity of 14 MW, 13 MW or 12 MW, in addition to 107-meter blades. The 12 MW and 13 MW models have undergone rigorous typhoon and hurricane testing (typhoons/hurricanes are basically the same thing). The turbines have been approved by DNV, the global certification and safety giant. The company gave a T grade to Haliade-X. As a result, the wind turbine is able to operate with high efficiency even in very adverse weather conditions.

DNV highlighted that typhoon/hurricane certification is critical for emerging offshore wind energy markets. The company stated that wind turbines need to be able to withstand extreme conditions. 

Vincent Schellings, chief technology officer at GE Renewable Energy, celebrated the certification given to Haliade-X: “With this, our teams will continue to build commercial momentum in new locations where Haliade-X can make a real difference in the energy transition.", said. 

"Typhoon testing of wind turbines is of critical importance in emerging offshore wind markets such as Taiwan, Japan, Korea, as well as parts of the United States.”, concluded the director. ”Wind turbines need to be designed for these extreme local environmental conditions to support ambitious plans to develop multi-megawatt offshore wind projects”, declared Kim Sandgaard-mork, ice president of DNV. 

Differential in the solar energy market

The size of Haliade-X makes it much more efficient compared to its competitors. The combination of a larger rotor and longer blades make it much more sensitive to variations in wind speed. The company claims that Haliade has the capacity to generate more energy than any other competitor, even with light wind.

The Haliade-X prototype, which operates 13 MW, set the new record by generating 312 MWh of continuous energy in one day. GE Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to supply 190 Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines, which will be put into use at Bank A and Dogger Bank B off the coast of England. 

Savings for your customers

GE's offshore wind turbine also promises to generate huge savings for its customers. The much cheaper manufacturing and the installation and maintenance cycles are the main reasons why the turbine is very economical in the medium and long term.