Wind Energy – Most Powerful Wind Turbine
Siemens Gamesa has completed work on what to date is the world’s most powerful installed wind turbine.
The final blades for the 21.5-MW prototype offshore turbine were installed April 2 at the Østerild test center in northern Denmark.
Development of the turbine, the latest entrant in a global race to build ever-larger offshore wind turbines, was first reported in June 2024.
Siemens Gamesa last year said the so-called HIPPOW project, part of the European Green Deal program, will deliver the installation, operation, and testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype.
It will validate several new technological developments and obtain the necessary certifications, before starting full-scale production of Siemens Gamesa’s next offshore wind turbine model.
Siemens Gamesa reportedly received €30 million ($32.2 million) in funding from the European Union for testing of the prototype at the National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines at Østerild. The new turbine, called the SG DD-276, has a 276-meter rotor.
