GE Renewables has scored a new record with its Haliade-X offshore wind turbine prototype in the Netherlands, producing 312 megawatt-hours of electricity in a 24-hour period.
One spin of the turbine is enough to power a UK household for more than two days, said GE Renewable Energy.
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The previous record was 288MWh in a single day, from the turbine following its uprating to 13MW.
The turbine features 107-metre long blades and a 220-metre rotor and will be able to generate 4% more annual energy production than the previous 12MW version of the prototype.
The blades, produced at LM Wind Power’s Cherbourg factory in France recently received component certification from TUV Nord.