In a global first, China has completed the installation of an 18 MW wind turbine. The feat was achieved by the Dongfang Electric Corporation, a state-owned manufacturer of power generators, on June 5 with a solitary turbine installed at a coastal test base in South China’s Guangdong province.
At the China Wind Power event in October last year, DongFang unveiled two models of its 18 MW wind turbines, the world’s largest by power rating. Less than a year later, it has successfully completed the installation of a mammoth piece of infrastructure.The turbine’s rotor diameter is a whopping 853 feet , and it sweeps an area of over 570,000 square feet , a little bigger than seven standard-sized football fields.
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