The Pingtan offshore wind farm in Fujian was officially put into operation, setting a record for the world's largest offshore wind farm with the largest single unit capacity. This electric field, which is completely independently developed, designed and manufactured by China, is expected to produce more than 66 million kilowatt-hours of "green electricity" annually, making it a global leader in new energy technology.
The Pingtan Offshore Wind Farm in Fujian is located about 35 kilometers offshore in Pingtan, Fujian, with a water depth of about 40 meters. A total of 11 offshore wind turbines have been built, including the 16 MW offshore wind turbine with the largest unit capacity currently in production in the world, with a total installed capacity of Reaching 111 MW. This technological breakthrough will inject new vitality into the development of China, especially the maritime economy.
Among them, the largest 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine uses a four-pile jacket wind turbine foundation. The center height of the hub reaches 152 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a 52-story building. The engine room and generator combination weighs 385 tons, which is equivalent to the weight of 190 off-road vehicles. The blade is 123 meters long and a single blade weighs 54 tons. The impeller sweep area is about 50,000 square meters, which is about the size of 7 standard football fields.
According to the introduction of Fujian Pingtan Offshore Wind Farm, this offshore wind farm is a new generation of offshore wind power system independently developed, designed and manufactured by China. During the research and development process, it has overcome a series of key technical problems and reached the international leading level. It is a comprehensive demonstration project that carries a series of innovative offshore wind power technologies, including deep-sea wind power foundation and construction technology, intelligent operation and maintenance technology, etc.
After this project is fully put into operation, the annual grid-connected power of the entire Fujian Pingtan offshore wind farm will be approximately 360 million kWh, which can replace 103,800 tons of standard coal every year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 283,800 tons. This will make a huge contribution to the development of local cities. At the same time, this also marks that China's R&D, manufacturing and operation capabilities of large-capacity offshore wind power units have reached a new level and reached the international leading level.
In the new era of energy revolution, new energy technology has always been regarded as the top priority of China's technological innovation path. The successful development of the Pingtan offshore wind farm in Fujian not only marks China's great progress in the field of new energy, but also injects strong impetus into the development of China's marine economy. In the future, China will continue to expand the scope of new energy development and explore more new energy technologies to make them outstanding projects with core competitiveness.
The construction and operation of the Pingtan offshore wind farm in Fujian has received attention and support from the whole society. Relevant departments stated that the successful application of this technology will not only help promote my country's energy structure transformation and energy revolution process, but will also inject new content and value into the development of global new energy technologies.