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That’s a bit outdated too - if sited properly, modern offshore turbines (the biggest ones at least) can exceed 60% capacity factors; GE’s latest: https://www.g
by mikeyouse 5y ago
That’s a bit outdated too - if sited properly, modern offshore turbines (the biggest ones at least) can exceed 60% capacity factors;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.