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Truly amazing wind turbines

Called GE's Haliade-X, currently the largest and most powerful wind turbines in the world, with a height of 260 m, blades of 107 m and a rotor of 220 m, they are designed to power a house for two days with a single turn of their blades.

The Vineyard Wind 1 energy project will be located 25 km off the south coast of Martha's Vineyard, an island off Massachusetts, a strategic distribution that will take advantage of the strong winds coming off the east coast of the U.S. and is expected to power about 400,000 homes in New England, about 800 MW.

This project is still in the process of installation, it will be by 2023 when it will start operating, each turbine will generate up to 67 gigawatt hours annually in excellent conditions, managing to capture 45% more energy than other alternative in the market.

Although this offshore wind project could be considered the largest in the US, its capacity is far less compared to the 3.6-gigawatt Dogger Bank project, located in the UK, which will use the same GE turbines.

The Haliade-X turbines are considered the most powerful wind turbines in the world, with a capacity factor between 60 and 64%, above the industry standard. The combination of a larger rotor, larger blades, and a higher annual energy capacity (AEP) factor make these turbines capable of producing more energy even in low wind conditions, which means that a single 14 MW Haliade-X turbine can generate up to 74 GWh of gross annual energy production, a saving of up to 52,000 metric tons of CO2, equivalent to the emissions generated by 11,000 vehicles in a year.

The impact is not only ecological and environmental, but also more cost-effective, although it is structured to operate in environments with high to medium wind speeds, it can produce power even at lower wind speeds.

GE not only offers the turbines, but it is also currently developing digital tools, operated by its customers, to optimize operations and improve time management, which translates into profitability and effectiveness of all resources.

09 de Marzo, 2021