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26.12.2022

GE Renewable Energy announced that its 12MW+ Haliade-X wind turbine received full type certification for operation up to 14,7MW from DNV (the world's largest independent certification body).

DNV is an internationally accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Hevik, Norway. Previously, Haliade-X received certification confirming that the turbine can operate at up to 13,6 MW.

The full type certificate is a test of the safety and reliability of the turbines, according to the design specifications (Haliade-X is currently the largest wind turbine with full certification).

The certification process for Haliade-X (14.7 MW) included a series of tests on a prototype located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The prototype has been extensively tested since November 2019 and has set several world records for continuous power output in a single day.

“At DNV, we forecast 2 TW of installed offshore wind power by 2050. This development is also linked to larger turbines such as GE's Haliade-X. Increasing the size of the turbines, blades and tower will improve the capacity factors. We are pleased to support GE with our certification services to provide safe and reliable wind turbines that support the growth of wind power,” said Kim Sandgaard-Merck, Executive Vice President, Renewable Energy Certification at DNV

The GE Haliade-X 14,7 MW-220 offshore wind turbine alone can generate up to 76 GWh of gross annual power generation. It has the potential to power the equivalent of 20 European households and avoid nearly 000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The 14,7 MW Haliade-X will be commissioned for the first time at the 3,6 GW Dogger Bank wind farm in the UK, which will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world when completed. It is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vargronn, located off the east coast of Yorkshire.

Due to its size and scale, Dogger Bank is being built in three consecutive phases: A, B and C. Dogger C will use 87 Haliade-X 14 MW turbines. The first three phases will provide electricity to up to six million homes in the UK (there are about 28,1 million households in the country). In the case of the implementation of the fourth phase, the capacity of the world's largest offshore wind farm will reach almost 5 GW.

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