Mingyang ups stakes in wind turbine 'arms race' with 20MW giant - Recharge
Mingyang ups stakes in wind turbine 'arms race' with 20MW giant | Recharge
Amid continuing industry angst over a wind turbine 'arms race' among manufacturers, China’s Mingyang has unveiled an up-to-20MW offshore giant that pushes it far beyond the capacity of European rivals.
Mingyang revealed details of its MySE 18.X-20MW model on Wednesday as it hauled out the first nacelle for what's being billed as the world's largest wind turbine at its manufacturing base in the southern Chinese city of Shanwei.
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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent.