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According to IEA, new offshore wind installations have a capacity factor of 40-50%. Not too shabby. https://www.iea.org/reports/offshore-wind-outlook-2019 http
by credit_guy 5y ago
According to IEA, new offshore wind installations have a capacity factor of 40-50%. Not too shabby.
https://www.iea.org/reports/offshore-wind-outlook-2019 https://www.iea.org/reports/offshore-wind-outlook-2019
- mikeyouse 5y agoThat’s a bit outdated too - if sited properly, modern offshore turbines (the biggest ones at least) can exceed 60% capacity factors; GE’s latest: https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/offshore-wind/haliade-x-offshore-turbine https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/offshore-wind... Vestas too: https://us.vestas.com/en-us/products/offshore/V236-15MW https://us.vestas.com/en-us/products/offshore/V236-15MW Since the improvements have all been slow and incremental, I don’t think it’s fully appreciated just how good the newest generations wind turbines actually are.