Norway has announced plans to build the world's largest wind turbine. The turbine will measure 533 feet high with a rotor diameter of 475 feet. With that big size will also come big power - the turbine is expected to have a capacity of 10 MW, or enough to power 2,000 homes.
The $67.5 million record-breaking prototype will be three times more powerful than regular-sized turbines. The leap in power will come from reduced weight and less moving parts. It will be tested for two years on land in southwestern Norway to fine-tune the technology but is ultimately destined for offshore use.
The parties involved hope the mega-turbine will help increase the profitability of offshore wind power. The turbine is planned to be installed in 2011.
via Grist
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written by Erik, February 22, 2010
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written by abbie kimber, June 24, 2010
i think that the turbine is very bg but will the people around the area like it , and what i was writing to say was... is that the worlds largest wind terbine because their is planning or larger turbines for the north sea and sort of large ones in london for the 2012 olimpics . from abbie kimber age 12
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