America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.
Is 132 Mw considered large? I thought that would be sort of middling. The nearest wind farm to me puts out somewhere around 200 Mw iirc? What is impressive is that they can generate 132 with only a dozen turbines. That’s 11 Mw per turbine. Those things must be absolutely huge! The ones near me generate maybe a quarter as much power. So maybe it’s the first large turbine wind farm?
I think “large” is relative to the Coastal Virginia and Block Island off-shore wind projects in the US, which are 12 MW and 30 MW respectively. Those are more like pilot projects.
I agree those off-shore turbines are absolute units. I would love to take a boat ride past one to get a feel for the scale.
I looked up 11 MW offshore wind turbine and it came back with this one. Not sure that’s the model they’re using, but it says the diameter of the blades alone is 200 m. Picture a 60-storey building and maybe add another 10 or so for how much bottom clearance the blades have and you’re basically looking at 12 moving skyscrapers. That would indeed be a sight to see!
Is 132 Mw considered large? I thought that would be sort of middling. The nearest wind farm to me puts out somewhere around 200 Mw iirc? What is impressive is that they can generate 132 with only a dozen turbines. That’s 11 Mw per turbine. Those things must be absolutely huge! The ones near me generate maybe a quarter as much power. So maybe it’s the first large turbine wind farm?
I think “large” is relative to the Coastal Virginia and Block Island off-shore wind projects in the US, which are 12 MW and 30 MW respectively. Those are more like pilot projects.
I agree those off-shore turbines are absolute units. I would love to take a boat ride past one to get a feel for the scale.
I looked up 11 MW offshore wind turbine and it came back with this one. Not sure that’s the model they’re using, but it says the diameter of the blades alone is 200 m. Picture a 60-storey building and maybe add another 10 or so for how much bottom clearance the blades have and you’re basically looking at 12 moving skyscrapers. That would indeed be a sight to see!