L4sBotMB to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched Onwww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•1 year agoIt is the tower that is 499 feet tall. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-largest-and-most-powerful-wind-turbine-ever-built-is-now-operational
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year agoYes I figured as much, and added it to my comment. It’s an impressive turbine, but whether it succeeds commercially remains to be seen. It beats the Vestas 15 MW turbine, which has been tested for 3 years, and goes into production next year. PS. The Vestas turbine is 280 meters high.
It is the tower that is 499 feet tall. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-largest-and-most-powerful-wind-turbine-ever-built-is-now-operational
Yes I figured as much, and added it to my comment.
It’s an impressive turbine, but whether it succeeds commercially remains to be seen.
It beats the Vestas 15 MW turbine, which has been tested for 3 years, and goes into production next year.
PS. The Vestas turbine is 280 meters high.