China Begins Construction of Wind Farm Equipped with 16 MW Wind Turbines

China Announces Start of Construction of Offshore Wind Farm with New Turbines. The Project Will Feature 16 MW Wind Turbines and Have the Capacity to Generate Up to 400 MW.

The China announced last Saturday (4) the start of construction of its first extensive offshore wind turbine park, using 16 MW turbines. This represents a significant shift from the smaller and less efficient turbines that China’s offshore wind farms typically use, according to data from China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Sunday.

China’s New Offshore Wind Farm Will Have a Capacity of 400 MW

According to Gon Kuangmin, Deputy General Manager of Zhangpu Haixia Co. LTD, currently, wind turbines with a single capacity of less than 10 MW are generally used in China’s offshore wind power parks.

The executive emphasizes that the larger the turbine capacity, the greater the efficiency in electricity generation and the lower the development and operating costs. The new wind farm, which will be installed 32.8 km off the coast of Zhangpu County in Fujian Province and will feature 400 MW of power, is expected to start feeding electricity into the grid by the end of August this year.

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Goldwind Science And Technology Co and CTG are working together on the construction of the wind farm. This brings China closer to its goal of becoming a global leader in the renewable energy sector, according to the CGTN report.

The estimate is that this new wind farm will provide over 1.6 billion kilowatts of energy per year, generating a savings of half a million tons of regular coal and reducing CO2 emissions by 1.36 million tons. CTG also plans to combine the development of solar energy, offshore hydrogen generation, and marine aquaculture with the wind farm.

China Continues to Make Progress in the Wind Energy Sector

In November of last year, the 16 MW offshore wind turbine produced by Goldwind Science And Technology Co and CTG came off the assembly line. This follows significant developments in the offshore wind energy sector in China, where in January of this year, 18 MW wind turbines were unveiled by Haizhuang Wind Power and Ming Yang Smart Energy Group.

Meanwhile, China’s investments to become a leader in the global clean energy market have advanced significantly with the construction of its first sizable offshore wind farm with 16 MW turbines.

This year’s forecast is that the demand for advanced energy storage in China will broaden by nearly 50%, reaching 30 GWH, increasing the overall demand to 100 GWh. 

China Builds Over 440 Wind Energy Projects

The leading energy storage provider in China, Sungrow Power Supply, listed in Shenzhen, predicted at the end of last month that its net profit could have doubled compared to the previous year, to 3.2 to 3.8 billion yuan (US$ 560 million) in the last year.

About 446 wind energy projects were completed with equipment tendering last year, totaling 87 GW of installed power capacity, exceeding the 60 GW that were installed in 2021, according to data from wind energy information provider Windmango.

The installed capacity of wind and solar energy in the Asian country grew 22% last year compared to the previous year, according to data from Fitch Ratings. It is noteworthy that in October 2022, China unveiled the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, which has an installed capacity of 13.6 MW.