The largest wind farm in the world is expected to supply 1.5 million households
The world’s largest wind farm will soon go into operation off the coast of the Netherlands. The plant is intended to supply 1.5 million households with energy.
The decarbonization of our power grids is progressing. Because more and more new wind and hydroelectric power plants and solar parks are starting up around the world. But in order to achieve the climate goals of the European Union, time is probably running out. So many eyes are on the Netherlands.
In the meantime, work on the world’s largest offshore wind farm “Hollandse Kust Zuid namely nearing completion. The plant is a project of the chemical group BASF, the energy supplier Vattenfall and the insurance group Allianz. A total of up to 6,500 gigawatt hours per year are expected to flow there in the near future.
The world’s largest wind farm consists of 140 wind turbines
A total of 140 wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa are located on the site off the coast of The Hague. Each system has a diameter of 200 meters and ideally supplies up to eleven megawatts of energy. In total, the park ideally generates an output of up to 1.5 gigawatts.
When the park goes into operation in a few weeks, the system will replace the previous record holder in England. Because there is a wind farm with an output of up to 1.3 gigawatts. But the title of the largest wildlife park may only go to the Netherlands temporarily. A follow-up project with a capacity of up to 2.8 gigawatts is to be built in Great Britain as early as 2027.
New mega wind farm in China
However, this does not cover all future projects. Because let’s look at China, the authorities are planning a plant there that could possibly supply up to 2.5 million inhabitants with energy. The output should again be 43.3 gigawatts.
The global boom in wind power does not seem to be coming to an end. Because in Germany, too, there is movement in the expansion of capacities. In Germany, for example, wind turbines currently produce a total of 125 billion kilowatt hours per year. This value is likely to increase significantly in the coming years.
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