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PRODUCTS POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS

DONGFANG ELECTRIC CORPORATION MODEC

The unit is capable of generating 68 million kWh of

China Unveils World’s Most Powerful Floating clean electricity annually, enough to meet the annual elec-

Wind Turbine Prototype tricity needs of approximately 40,000 households. Next

The world’s most powerful direct-drive foating off- shore wind turbine, rated at 17 MW and co-developed by steps include demonstration and validation deployment.

Dongfang E lectric Corporation and China Huaneng, has

Ofshore Fuel Cells to Cut Emissions from been rolled out in China.

MODEC’s FPSOs

With the highest single-unit capacity and the largest ro-

MODEC has entered into a contract with Eld Energy, a tor diameter globally, the milestone marks a new break-

Norwegian fuel cell system company, to design and manu- through in China’s offshore wind power equipment man- ufacturing and provides vital technological support for facture a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system pilot unit intended for installation on one of the MODEC-operated expanding into deep sea offshore wind development.

The turbine has a rotor diameter of 262 meters and a foating production, storage and offoading (FPSO) units.

The SOFC development is one of MODEC’s critical swept area of about 53,000 square meters, roughly equiva- decarbonization initiatives, which aims to demonstrate the lent to 7.5 standard football felds.

The hub height reaches approximately 152 meters, viability of solid oxide fuel cells in offshore environments – offering a cleaner, more effcient alternative to traditional comparable to a 50-story residential building.

Compared to other foating offshore wind turbines, power sources.

The companies are currently in the second phase of the unit features superior motion adaptability, capable of maintaining power generation even under greater platform collaboration, which includes engineering, manufactur- ing, installation, and offshore pilot testing of a 40 kW tilts, with a time availability rate exceeding 99%.

It is also designed to withstand waves over 24 meters SOFC system.

The unit, to be manufactured by Eld Energy at its facili- high and survive Category 17 super typhoons.

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