Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Breaks 24-hour Record
An offshore wind turbine prototype breaks 24-hour record by generating a staggering 359 megawatt-hours of electricity. The Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD is one of the world's largest wind turbines. It has the same 14-MW nominal capacity as GE's largest Haliade-X turbines, and it is only slightly smaller than the enormous 15-MW Vestas rigs and the monstrous MingYang 16 MW, which is the world's undisputed champion in the category of offshore wind turbines.
Author:Suleman ShahReviewer:Han JuOct 12, 202210 Shares486 Views
An offshore wind turbine prototype breaks 24-hour recordby generating a staggering 359 megawatt-hours of electricity. The Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD is one of the world's largest wind turbines. It has the same 14-MW nominal capacity as GE's largest Haliade-X turbines, and it is only slightly smaller than the enormous 15-MW Vestas rigs and the monstrous MingYang 16 MW, which is the world's undisputed champion in the category of offshore wind turbines.
According to Siemens GamesaSenior Product Manager Peter Esmann, this power boost mechanism monitors site-specific conditions and remains active approximately 98% of the time. It is only turned off in storm-force winds or significant turbulence, at which point the turbine's output returns to 14 MW. This prototype was manufactured on land in the end of 2021 in sterild, Denmark, and the production record for it was set there. Despite the fact that it was planned for use at sea, it set the record for land-based production there.
More impressive perhaps is the fact that this incredible accomplishment was accomplished by the massive wind turbine in just 10 months after it had produced its first power and supplied it to the grid at the test center in sterild, Denmark. In November 2021, the prototype was installed at the hub, and by the following November, it was generating power.
When equipped with the "Power Boost" feature, the SG 14-222 DD, a 14 MW offshore wind turbine, may produce up to 15 MW of power. It has a rotor with a diameter of 728 feet (222 meters), B108 blades that are 354 feet (108 meters) in length and can be regenerated, and a swept area of 419,792 square feet (39,000 square meters).
The daily total that has been reported is 1 MWh shy of the theoretical maximum of 360 MWh that this turbine might produce if it operated at its maximum capacity for an entire day. Therefore, the day had to have been utterly wonderful. It was able to manage 359 MWh of energy, which is equivalent to the daily energy needs of 12,414 typical residences in the United States.
According to Siemens:
“„With every new generation of our offshore direct drive turbine technology- which uses fewer moving parts than geared turbines - component improvements have enabled greater performance while maintaining reliability. We are able to reduce the time to market of the SG 14-222 DD thanks to standardized processes and a fully developed supply chain. Enabling high-volume production at low risk. The serial production is planned for 2024.
Making Great Strides
As for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project, RWE has given a definitive order to Siemens Gamesa. The project will be the first installation of the company's flagship 14 MW Direct Drive offshore wind turbine, and it will be located 195 km off the northeastern coast of the UK on Dogger Bank in the North Sea.
The 882-MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland placed a solid order for 60 of the company's SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines in early June.
The 2,640 MW Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the United States, as well as the Taiwanese Hai Long offshore wind projects, will reportedly use the same model.
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Suleman Shah
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Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences.
Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA).
Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
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