Flying blades nearly as long as the Saturn V space rocket and with enough horsepower under the hood to single-handedly supply electricity to 18,000 homes, the world’s biggest wind turbine, Siemens Gamesa’s long-promised ‘1X’ machine, has been launched, propelling the German-Spanish company back to top of the offshore OEM league table and creating a strong updraft for the industry’s chances of building projects at merchant market prices by 2024.
Birth of a titan: world's biggest wind turbine launched by Siemens Gamesa
OEM unveils long-awaited '1X' machine, a 14MW offshore design 25% more powerful than its next largest model, with plans to be market-ready by 2024, writes Darius Snieckus
19 May 2020 6:58 GMT
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20 May 2020 13:48 GMT
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