2023-07-21 21:54:39
China inaugurated, this week, the largest wind farm in operation on the planet. The action took place with the connection of the first wind turbine in the world capable of generating 16 megawatts of electricity.
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The new wind turbine is offshore, that is, it is installed on the high seas, generating energy through the sea winds. The equipment is in the Taiwan Strait, off the east coast of China, close to the coast of Fujian province.
According to the news agency Xinhuawhich is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, the new turbine was successfully connected to the country’s electricity grid on Wednesday 19th. The China Three Gorges Corporation is responsible for managing the wind farm.
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according to Xinhua, China’s newest wind turbine will be able to generate about 66 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. In this sense, the expectation of the local government is to meet the consumption of 108 thousand people – taking into account the average of families with three members.
Apart from the grandeur, the Chinese authorities reinforce that such energy will be generated from clean sources. In this sense, thermoelectric plants that need coal to generate electricity and, consequently, increase the emission of carbon dioxide, are out of the picture.
World’s Largest Electric Turbine Off China’s East Coast | Photo: China Three Gorges Corporation/Disclosure/XinhuaPhoto:
With the new wind turbine, the Chinese government talks about stopping burning, annually, 22 tons of coal. In addition, the expectation is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 54 thousand tons per year.
Measurements of China’s new wind turbine
China’s newest wind turbine capable of generating 16 megawatts of electricity has blades each 123 meters long. According to information from Xinhua, they can sweep an area of approximately 50 thousand square meters. Namely, the size is equivalent to seven football fields.
The president of China Three Gorges Corporation, Lei Mingshan, defined that the newly installed equipment represents “an important advance in the essential technology of the industrial chain”. In addition, the executive believes that the facilities will serve to boost the sustainable development of the Fujian region.
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