Report: Siemens builds wind turbine with 21 megawatts
The most powerful wind turbines are located off the coast because the yield is higher there than on land. Siemens is now planning a turbine with 21 megawatts.
Wind turbine in the Hemelinger Marsch in Bremen.
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According to various reports, Siemens Gamesa, a subsidiary of Siemens Energy based in Spain, is building a wind turbine with the highest output to date of 21 megawatts in a wind turbine test field off the Danish coast. The rotor diameter of the turbine is said to be 276 meters, but there are no precise details on the height.
Turbine not yet officially confirmed
At the beginning of the year, Siemens Gamesa received 30 million euros in funding from the European Union for further research into high-performance wind turbines. When asked by the online magazine reNEWS, Siemens Gamesa stated that the Osterild site was a test facility partially funded by the European Commission, but did not confirm the construction of a 21 MW wind turbine.
The largest commercially available wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa currently has a maximum output of 15 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 236 meters. Industry experts expect the 21 MW turbine to be available by the end of this decade.
Other wind turbine manufacturers also have turbines with 15 MW in their range. However, Chinese companies have already built prototypes of turbines with an output of 16 to 18 MW, and Mingyang Wind Power has announced a model with a maximum output of 22 MW. The rotor diameter of this turbine is 310 meters. (ll)
