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State Power Investment Corporation
(SPIC) of China is developing an 800MW
wind energy farm off the coast of Jiangsu
province.
Set to enter full operation in 2018, the farm
will overtake the 630MW London Array as
the world’s largest offshore wind site.
The construction of the Yancheng project
will occur in three phases.
The first 100MW installed capacity consists
of 25 4MW Siemens turbines, which are
already operating, just 10m from shore. By
March 2017, this portion of the project had
generated 190 million kWh of electricity.
The second phase of construction is
currently underway, set to boost installed
capacity by another 400MW by October
2017 using 100 wind turbines. Once installed,
it will become Asia’s largest offshore booster
station and China’s first booster station to
follow European standards.
Due to start in the second half of 2017, the
third phase of the project is situated further
south.
Wind turbines with 300MW of capacity will
be erected in the water at a depth of 18m,
36km from the shore. This final phase of
construction is expected to be completed
during 2018.
Pushing London Array into
second place
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