The OceanX facility has a total capacity of 16.6 megawatts.
Although wind energy is at a significant disadvantage in terms of capacity compared to solar energy, in recent years more and more high-performance wind power plants have begun to operate, which, albeit slowly, is steadily making up for the gap. The wind superpowers along the open water are bidding against each other to install a series of new, high-performance turbines.
China has so far been at the forefront of renewable energy developments, and it has no reason to be ashamed in terms of wind farm capacities. Among other things, they can claim as their own the windmill named Goldwind, erected in the Taiwan Strait last year, which with its sweeping area of 50,000 square meters is currently the largest in the world.
The recently installed OceanX, which is owned by MingYang Smart Energy, cannot compete with the record holder in terms of size and capacity, but it is still a record holder of its kind, as there has never been such a large V-shaped double wind turbine in operation in the world.
The new energy facility can supply approximately 30,000 households with electricity and its special feature is its durability. While most similar turbines must be shut down during a strong windstorm or the blades can be damaged, the OceanX can convert the force of a force 5 windstorm into energy.
The structure erected on a floating platform has a total output of 16.6 megawatts, and its estimated annual capacity is 54,000 megawatt hours, which can supply a settlement the size of Érd with the necessary energy. The double-turbine system, which is different from the traditional turbine, was completed and put into operation in April this year after thorough testing that has been going on for several years.
The two oppositely rotating propeller blades are 182 meters long and are attached to a large Vt forming scaffold. The two parts are fixed with a solid cable at several points for total stability. The structure weighs 15 tons including everything, which also contributes to its durability. It works reliably even with wind gusts of up to 260 km/h and waves of 30 meters.
Source: www.zoldpalya.hu
