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China set to deploy record-smashing offshore wind turbine

Chinese manufacturers have dominated industry arms race to develop ever larger wind turbines

Installation work taking place in 2023 on what was then the world's first 16MW offshore wind turbine. Just two years later, a new Chinese prototype will exceed that by 9MW.
Installation work taking place in 2023 on what was then the world's first 16MW offshore wind turbine. Just two years later, a new Chinese prototype will exceed that by 9MW.Photo: Photo by Lyu Ming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
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Published 20 March 2025, 10:38Updated 20 March 2025, 10:38
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