Largest capacity Wind Turbine

The Enercon E-126 has a rated capacity of 7.58 MW, has an overall height of 198 m (650 ft), a diameter of 126 m (413 ft), and is the world’s largest-capacity wind turbine since its introduction in 2007.

At least four companies are working on the development of a 10MW turbine:

• American Superconductor
• Wind Power Ltd are developing a 10 MW VAWT, the Aerogenerator X
• Clipper Windpower are developing the Britannia 10 MW HAWT
• Sway announced the proposed development of a prototype 10 MW wind turbine with a height of 162.5 m (533 ft) and a rotor diameter of 145 m (475 ft).

Largest swept area

The turbine with the largest swept area is a prototype installed by Gamesa at Jaulín, Zaragoza, Spain in 2009. The G10X – 4.5 MW has a rotor diameter of 128m.

Tallest Wind Turbine

The tallest wind turbine is Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow. Its axis is 160 meters above ground and its rotor tips can reach a height of 205 meters. It is the only wind turbine taller than 200 meters in the world.

Largest vertical-axis Wind Turbine

Le Nordais wind farm in Cap-Chat, Quebec has a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) named Éole, which is the world’s largest at 110 m. It has a nameplate capacity of 3.8MW.

Most productive

Four turbines at Rønland wind farm in Denmark share the record for the most productive wind turbines, with each having generated 63.2 GWh by June 2010

Highest-situated

The world’s highest-situated wind turbine is made by DeWind and located in the Andes, Argentina around 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) above sea level. The site uses a type D8.2 – 2000 kW / 50 Hz turbine. This turbine has a new drive train concept with a special torque converter (WinDrive) made by Voith and a synchronous generator. The WKA was put into operation in December 2007 and has supplied the Veladero mine of Barrick Gold with electricity since then.

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