Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype is now ready to be powered up. The Spanish-German wind giant’s turbine is one of the most powerful in the world, boasting an output of 14 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 236 meters (774 feet). Production of the turbine’s 115-meter-long (377 foot-long) blades at Siemens Gamesa’s facility in Aalborg, Denmark, started in April 2022. After being erected at the Danish national test center for large wind turbines in Osterild, the turbine is now ready to be powered up.
The SG 14-236 DD is a remarkable feat of engineering. Each B115 blade is 17 feet longer than an American football field, and the turbine has a swept area of 43,500 square meters (468,230 square feet). Andre Dalby, project manager at Siemens Gamesa, said in October: “The erection of the prototype is in my view one of the most exciting milestones. It is the culmination of a year’s development, starting with simple sketches to a fully designed nacelle, and you can see our teams’ efforts in all the details. Seeing everything we have developed together being assembled is just amazing. Even more so when we will soon see it producing green power for the future.”
The SG 14-236 DD is expected to be commercially available in 2024. It will be a major milestone for renewable energy, as it will be able to generate enough power to supply thousands of homes with clean energy. This turbine is a testament to the progress that has been made in renewable energy technology and its potential to revolutionize the way we generate electricity.
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