The platform is 219 metres tall and 369 metres wide, has a single-point mooring system and was designed to withstand typhoons with 360° load considerations, Mingyang says.
According to the company, OceanX comprises the first floating foundation using ultra-high-performance concrete with 115 MPa strength.
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The platform’s turbines feature counter-rotating blades which Mingyang says increases power generation by 4.29 per cent.
With a generation capacity of 16.6 MW, the floater is capable of producing 54 GWh annually, enough to power 30,000 households, according to the company.
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Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, which the company says is the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind power platform, has started operating at the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, China, where it was installed this summer. The dual-turbine, V-shaped floater operates autonomously, s
