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Chinese Firm Announces Huge Leap in Offshore Wind Turbine Size
- Dongfang Electric has produced a 26-megawatt offshore turbine
- Companies grappling with price war due to strong competition
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China’s Dongfang Electric Corp. has surprised the offshore wind industry with an announcement that it’s built a new turbine radically larger than anything previously available in the sector.
Dongfang on Saturday rolled out a 26-megawatt turbine off the production line, the company said in a statement. That’s 31% bigger than the previous record of 18 megawatts, and surpasses even the largest models announced but not yet constructed, according to BloombergNEF data.