Chinese state-owned media reported that the turbine’s blades have a swept area of more than 310 meters. The hub height is listed at 185 meters.
The 26-MW turbine tops the 20-MW unit launched by China’s Mingyang in August, which at that time was touted as the world’s largest. That turbine would be capable of generation 80 GWh annually, with a swept area of 260 to 292 meters. Siemens Gamesa earlier this year said it was developing a 21-MW offshore wind turbine.
China also continues to build larger onshore wind turbines. Sany Group earlier this month announced installation of a 15-MW onshore wind unit, the world’s largest onshore turbine to date.