List of most powerful wind turbines

This is a list of the most powerful wind turbines. The list includes wind turbines with a power rating that is within 5 MW of the current most powerful wind turbine that has received customer orders that is at least at the prototype stage. All the most powerful turbines are offshore wind turbines. This list also includes the most powerful onshore wind turbines, although they are relatively small compared to the largest offshore ones.

As of July 2023, the most powerful wind turbine in operation is the 16 MW Mingyang MySE 16-260.[1][2][3]

ManufacturerModelPower rating (MW)TypeDeployment status Deployment dateWind farmsNotes and references
CSSC Haizhuang H260-18MW 18 Offshore Concept Rotor diameter of 260 m and swept area of 53,000 m2.[4][5][6]
Mingyang Wind Power MySE 18.X-28X 18 Offshore Concept Rotor diameter of over 280 m and swept area of 66,052 m2.[7][8]
Mingyang Wind Power MySE 16.0-260 16 Offshore Prototype July 2023 Fujian The first turbine blade was produced in December 2022.[9] Entered operation in July 2023.[10][11]
Goldwind GWH252-16MW 16 Offshore Prototype June 2023 Fujian Rotor diameter of 252 m (827 ft) and swept area around 50,000 m2.[12][13] Installed in June 2023.[14][15]
Vestas V236 15 Offshore Prototype He Dreiht (Germany), Baltic Power (Poland) Prototype installed in 2022. [16] Series production scheduled to begin in 2024[17][18]
GE Wind Energy Haliade-X 14.7 Offshore Prototype Dogger Bank C (United Kingdom) Prototype deployed October 2019 as 12 MW, uprated to 13 MW in October 2020, then to 14 MW in October 2021, then to 14.7MW. [19]
Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD 14 Offshore Prototype Sofia (United Kingdom) Prototype planned for fall 2021 in Denmark.[20][21] Prototype has started to produce energy in December 2021 [22][23]
Goldwind GWH 252-13.6MW 13.6 Offshore Concept Rotor diameter of 252 m (827 ft) and swept area around 50,000 m2. The nacelle for its prototype was produced in October 2022.[24]
GE Wind Energy Haliade-X 13 Offshore Commercially deployed August 2023 Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B (United Kingdom) [25]
Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD 11 Offshore Commercially deployed April 2022 Hollandse Kust Zuid (Netherlands), Hollandse Kust Noord (Netherlands) [26]
Mingyang Wind Power MySE 11-203 11 Offshore Concept Prototype planned in 2021 with commercial availability in 2022.[27][28]
Dongfang Electric D10000-185 10 Offshore Prototype July 2020 Xinghua Bay (China) Prototype deployed July 2020. Rotor diameter of 185 meters (607 feet).[29][30]
MHI-Vestas V164-10.0 10 Offshore Upgrade of current model Seagreen (United Kingdom) Incremental upgrade from currently deployed V164 model[31]
MHI-Vestas V164-9.5 9.5 Offshore Commercially deployed December 2019 Northwester 2 (Belgium)

Kincardine (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

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Enercon E-126 7.580 7.5 Onshore No longer offered for sale[34] Magdeburg-Rothensee, Ellern (Germany), Estinnes, (Belgium), Noordoostpolder (Netherlands) Most powerful onshore wind turbine ever offered for sale[35][36]
GE Wind Energy Cypress 6.0-164 6 Onshore Prototype Prototype built in 2021. Serial production planned for 2022[37] Company now installs 5.5 MW version.

See also

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