China's MingYang Smart Energy just announced a 794ft offshore wind turbine, one of the world's largest green power generators and tallest offshore turbine of its kind. When it comes to wind turbines, bigger is better in that it means fewer expensive installation processes for the huge amount of energy they can produce. Each additional meter of height added to a wind turbine increases the annual energy yield by 0.5% to 1%. Taller wind farms mean the turbine experiences less wind turbulence and significantly better wind yield. The current largest wind turbine in the world is Max Bögl Wind AG's offering which stands at a staggering 808ft near Stuttgart, Germany powering 2,500 households across the country.

MingYang Smart Energy is a Chinese smart energy company founded in 2006 and is worth almost $4 billion according to the Financial Times. The company is ranked first in offshore wind innovation. The company has over 500 wind farm installations across the globe with them spread across every continent.

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The MySE 16.0-242 is a 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine promising to power 20,000 homes, the most out of any wind turbine globally. To put into perspective how large the three blades on this turbine are, the MySE 16.0-242 stretches to 495,140 square feet, larger than six soccer fields (or football pitches). Additionally, the blades of the turbine are relatively lightweight, at less than 37 tons per blade. Its intimidating size has been a massive boon to its energy generation as it will be able to generate 80 gigawatts of energy, 45% larger than the company's last turbine. Such a massive amount of energy from a single turbine will help lower energy costs for people close to the turbine.

Bigger Is Better

Another feature MingYang's new turbine boasts is a corrosion-resistant design. Thanks to the air-tight seal and a natural air internal cooling system the MySE 16.0-242 is said to be able to withstand the harshest conditions out in the oceans. The first prototype is to be completed in 2022, and the first turbines will be put in production in 2023, with installations happening in the first half of 2024. The company plans to build regional variants of the MySE 16.0-242 to better suit the typhoon-prone South Shina Sea, and the incredibly windy European shores. According to the company, the MySE 16.0-242 will produce 1.6 million tonnes less CO2 emissions per turbine after 25 years of operation than coal factories.

Air turbines have been a favorite of countries seeking a global green energy future. Wind power is the world's second-largest source of green energy, providing 24% of the world's supply. The leader remains behind hydropower, which provides 54% of the clean energy across the globe. As of 2018, wind power exceeded 563 gigawatts of energy globally with China being the main proprietor, so it is no wonder that the largest and most efficient turbine comes from the county.

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Source: MingYang