China to Build Wind Turbines Almost as Tall as the Eiffel Tower
- China’s Ming Yang plans 310-meter rotor diameters by 2025
- Larger turbines can drive down costs for clean electricity
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The offshore wind industry reached another size milestone with a top manufacturer announcing plans for a turbine with blades that stretch nearly the height of the Eiffel Tower.
China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. plans to build a 22-megawatt turbine with a rotor diameter of more than 310 meters, a spokesperson said. As turbine hubs need to be placed high enough to make sure blades don’t dip into the water, that means that at their apex, the tips of blades will be near the Eiffel Tower’s 330-meter height.