See also
- Østerild Wind Turbine Test Field, test site of several prototypes
This is a list of the most powerful wind turbines. The list includes wind turbines with a power rating that is within 5 MW of the current most powerful wind turbine that has received customer orders that is at least at the prototype stage. All the most powerful turbines are offshore wind turbines. This list also includes the most powerful onshore wind turbines, although they are relatively small compared to the largest offshore ones.
As of July 2023, the most powerful wind turbine in operation is the 16 MW Mingyang MySE 16-260. [1] [2] [3]
| Manufacturer | Model | Power rating (MW) | Deployment status | Deployment date | Wind farms | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingyang Wind Power | MySE 22MW | 22 | Concept | Rotor diameter of over 310 m and swept area of 75,438 m2. [4] | ||
| CSSC Haizhuang | H260-18MW | 18 | Concept | Rotor diameter of 260 m and swept area of 53,000 m2. [5] [6] [7] | ||
| Mingyang Wind Power | MySE 18.X-28X | 18 | Concept | Rotor diameter of over 280 m and swept area of 66,052 m2. [8] [9] | ||
| Mingyang Wind Power | MySE 16.0-260 | 16 | Prototype | July 2023 | Fujian | The first turbine blade was produced in December 2022. [10] Entered operation in July 2023. [11] [12] |
| Goldwind | GWH252-16MW | 16 | Prototype | June 2023 | Fujian | Rotor diameter of 252 m (827 ft) and swept area around 50,000 m2. [13] [14] Installed in June 2023. [15] [16] |
| Vestas | V236 | 15 | Prototype | He Dreiht (Germany), Baltic Power (Poland), Hollandse Kust West (Netherlands), Empire Wind (United States) | Prototype installed in 2022. [17] Series production scheduled to begin in 2024 [18] [19] [20] | |
| GE Wind Energy | Haliade-X | 14.7 | Prototype | Dogger Bank C (United Kingdom) | Prototype deployed October 2019 as 12 MW, uprated to 13 MW in October 2020, then to 14 MW in October 2021, then to 14.7MW. [21] | |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 14-222 DD | 14.7 | Commercially deployed | April 2024 [22] | Moray West | |
| GE Wind Energy | Haliade-X | 13 | Commercially deployed | August 2023 | Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B (United Kingdom), Vineyard Wind (United States) | [23] [24] |
| Mingyang Wind Power | MySE 12-242 | 12 | Commercially deployed | August 2023 | Qingzhou 4 | [25] |
| Siemens Gamesa | SG 11.0-200 DD | 11 | Commercially deployed | April 2022 | Hollandse Kust Zuid (Netherlands), Hollandse Kust Noord (Netherlands), South Fork, Revolution Wind (United States) | [26] [27] |
| Mingyang Wind Power | MySE 11-230 | 11 | Commercially deployed | August 2023 | Qingzhou 4 | [28] |
| Dongfang Electric | DEW-11MW-185 [29] | 11 | Prototype | July 2020 | Xinghua Bay (China) | Prototype deployed July 2020, later uprated to 'over 11MW', name changed from D10000-185 [30] |
| MHI-Vestas | V164-10.0 | 10 | Commercially deployed [31] | June 2023 [32] | Seagreen (United Kingdom) |
| Manufacturer | Model | Power rating (MW) | Deployment status | Deployment date | Wind farms | Notes and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envision Energy | EN-220/10MW | 10 | Concept | China’s northern region | [33] | |
| Enercon | E-126 7.580 | 7.5 | No longer offered for sale [34] | Magdeburg-Rothensee, Ellern (Germany), Estinnes, (Belgium), Noordoostpolder (Netherlands) | [35] [36] | |
| Vestas | V172-7.2MW | 7.2 | Prototype | [37] | ||
| Nordex | N163/6.X | 6.8 | Commercially deployed | February 2024 [38] | Olsterwind (Netherlands) | |
| Vestas | V162-6.2 | 6.2 | Commercially deployed | September 2023 [39] | Karstädt-Waterloo | |
| GE Wind Energy | Cypress 6.0-164 | 6 | Commercially deployed | September 2023 [40] | Hanze [41] |
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