MingYang has launched the an 11MW hybrid drive offshore wind turbine, the largest to deploy this type of technology.
The MySE11-203 design is based on the IEC wind class IB.
The turbine’s rotor diameter is 203 metres, to enable a 31% higher annual energy production than its predecessor, said MingYang.
The turbine’s 99 metre-long carbon-glass hybrid blades provide a swept area of 32,365 square metres, equivalent to the same surface area as five standard football fields.
MingYang will install a prototype in 2021 and will make the turbine commercially available in 2022.
The turbine’s shorter, more compact structure can reduce loads applied to the drivetrain, while the medium speed gearbox is similar in structure to aero-engine gearboxes.
The design also provides protection within the nacelle against corrosion caused by salt in the ocean air.
At the end of the first quarter of 2020, MingYang’s orders had reached 15.23GW, of which hybrid drive turbines accounted for about 92%.
MingYang recently established a regional business and engineering centre in Hamburg, Germany, to help facilitate its launch of its turbine range in Europe.