“A weapon for deep sea wind power:” Goldwind rolls first 22MW offshore turbine

Chinese wind turbine manufacturing titan Goldwind recently completed production of its first 22MW turbine, which is expected to be installed at an offshore wind farm in the first quarter of 2025.

Goldwind launched the new generation of 22MW offshore wind turbines from its manufacturing base in Shantou on the east coast of China in the province of Guangdong.

Designed specifically for deep-sea areas of between 50 to 70 metres such as those off Guangdong, the 22MW turbine features a rotor diameter of 300 metres and blades measuring 147 metres with a wind-swept area of 70,000 square metres.

The turbine will reportedly be shipped out for commercial operation at an unnamed offshore project off the coast of the southeast province of Fujian.

Goldwind says the the 22MW unit has undergone more than 2,000 rigorous tests covering materials, components, subsystems, and has stronger adaptability and control capabilities in deep sea environments.

“Compared with the previous generation of models, the 22MW unit can further reduce the project’s levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) by approximately 7 per cent to 10 per cent, becoming a ‘weapon’ to promote the high-quality development of deep-sea wind power,” said Fan Yanbin, assistant general manager of Goldwind’s Product and Solutions Center

Goldwind’s Shantou facility is expected to be capable of an annual production capacity of 3GW, though it is unclear exactly which turbine this production capacity refers to.