The wind force Together with photovoltaic solar energy, it represents more than 50% of what we generate in our country. However, did you know that we are still far from countries that produce it in more than industrial quantities? This wind turbine has just broken a world record: it is enough to feed 170,000 people in 24 hours.
China is relaunching its commitment to wind energy: the impressive park of the future
China is redoubling its efforts to become a leader in wind energy. The Asian country is building enormously onshore and offshore wind farms as a key part of its transition (yes, the Asian country has proposed this too).
In this deployment, the impressive Jiuquan wind farm, located in Gansu province, stands out. Known as the government’s wind project, this colossal park has a total capacity of 20 GW, a bet that has not been realized even with nuclear energy.
This will make it the largest wind complex in the world, surpassing the current world leader Hornsea 1 in Great Britain. Jiuquan It is four times more powerful than the largest wind farm that previously existed. Once again they have outdone themselves (and us).
The construction of this macro project is part of China’s plans to take the lead in the fight against climate change and achieve its emissions reduction and energy transition goals.
The Chinese government aims for renewable energy sources to account for 25% of electricity generation by 2030, with wind and solar energy as key players. It is an objective which, as you will remember, the European Union wants to double just five years later.
This Chinese wind turbine just broke an energy record: all the details
This impressive wind turbine, developed by the Chinese company Envision, has just set a new world record wind energy production in 24 hours. Installed at the Wusong Wind Farm, it produced more than 574,000 kWh in just one day.
This is a wind turbine model with a capacity of 4.5 MW called Envision 171-4.5 MW. It has a rotor with a diameter of 171 meters and a hub height of 152 meters. Can you imagine the impressive dimensions it must have?
It is considered one of the largest and most technologically advanced wind turbines in the world.
With this record production, the wind turbine could supply more than 170,000 households in China with electricity. far exceeded the previous figure founded in Denmark in 2019 by a wind turbine from the company Vestas.
This achievement demonstrates China’s progress in large-scale wind technology, capable of generating increasingly cleaner and renewable energy for millions of people. Records like this are expected to accelerate the global energy transition.
What does the Chinese wind farm look like that provides 170,000 people with power in 24 hours?
The wind farm extends over 43,452 hectares, which corresponds to more than 60,000 football fields. The park’s total installed power is 676 megawatts, enough for the entire province in which it is located (and is overpopulated).
It has a total of 167 ultra-modern wind turbines, each with an individual capacity of 4 megawatts. They are large wind turbines, with rotors of more than 150 meters in diameter.
Don’t you think it’s a historical milestone? This park is a promise wind force and is connected to China’s national power grid via ultra-high voltage transmission lines. a wind turbine that supplies thousands of homes with energy, a new way to focus on renewable energy sources and abandon fossil fuels.