World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype to Be Installed in Rotterdam

The turbine is designed to capture offshore wind and turn it into electricity, however, the Haliade-X 12 MW prototype will be installed onshore to facilitate access for testing.  During the initial period of operations, it will allow GE to collect data needed to obtain a Type Certificate, a key step in commercializing the product in 2021, said the company.

The prototype is part of the $400 (€320) million investment in the Haliade-X development announced by GE last March.  The company aims to help reduce offshore wind's cost of energy in order to make it a more competitive source of clean, renewable energy.

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