MingYang Smart Energy has introduced a new wind turbine in China

MingYang Smart Energy has introduced a new wind turbine in China that could generate electricity for up to 20,000 households in one year. With its dimensions, it surpasses even the largest turbine from GE Renewable Energy to date, and this may be the future of Chinese green energy. The dimensions of the new Chinese wind turbine are similar in size to up to six football pitches. MingYang Smart Energy designed it to operate at sea, where the wind reaches high speeds as standard. The CNBC portal informed about it. The turbine called MySE 16.0–242 has blades up to 118 meters long. The rotor has a diameter of 242 meters and a capacity of 16 MW, thanks to which the turbine can produce up to 80,000 MWh of electricity per year. MingYang Smart Energy estimates the turbine will last 25 years, during which it will supply households with up to 2 million MWh of electricity. Commercial production of a wind turbine up to 264 meters high should start in the first half of 2024. However, its first prototype could reach the market a year earlier and, according to the manufacturer, the turbine could contribute to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. China surprised the world late last year when its leader, Xi Jinping, declared a commitment to its country's carbon neutrality by 2060. China will begin reducing coal consumption between 2026 and 2030. Until then, however, consumption will continue to grow. Together with the USA, India and the European Union, China is one of the world's largest polluters in absolute terms. China is also the largest consumer of coal in the world and its coal fever is not slowing down, as it is constantly expanding its portfolio of coal-fired power plants. Emissions in China increased by 0.8 percent and 75 million tons last year. Coal operations there produce more than half of the world's electricity from burning coal, a major source of greenhouse gases and subsequent global warming. Despite the fact that China added a record amount of renewables to its energy network last year.