If this were an unknown start-up, this headline could justifiably be accused of being clickbait. But Ming Yang is one of the world's biggest wind turbine makers. Furthermore, they've already tested this 'double-turbine' design with a 17MW prototype. So if they claim 'half the cost', then it's believable.
It makes sense, too. How much is one extra turbine going to add to the overall cost of a project? Not much, but it's doubling the output.
This illustrates a trend with renewables that other energy sources can't compete with. Technology keeps dramatically improving renewables all the time.
China’s Ming Yang promises monster two-headed, low cost 50 MW floating wind turbine
One of the world's biggest wind turbine makers says their new 'double-turbine' 50MW offshore wind turbines will be half the cost, or less, of today's cheapest offshore wind power.
byu/lughnasadh inFuturology
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Renewable energy continues to be cheaper and cheaper to build. The issue is getting that energy to where it needs to go. The lack of urgency developing the needed infrastructure for this is really the concern for rising costs for consumers.
Great to hear that they’re improving efficiency. I haven’t looked into this in a while, but last I recall, wind turbine blades were hard to dispose of and basically had to be chopped into large pieces and buried. Is that still accurate?
If we manage to avoid a 3 degree warming future, Chinese industrial policy and Red Engineers will be the reason why.
I knew this was China before it was even mentioned. Why? Because it was an improvement in technology that actually reduced costs. Which, is, unfortunately the opposite of how the Western economies function anymore.
Another China W.
Yeah but they cause cancer. Said some elderly orange monkey.
This of all the whales we could slaughter then! /s