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The first giant 15 MW turbine is up at Germany's largest offshore wind farm

by gnabgib on 4/29/25, 5:18 AM with 5 comments

• by fnands on 4/29/25, 7:38 AM

  > And it’s being built without any government subsidies.

  Important milestone there. It's great to see that green energy projects are largely economically feasible without subsidies these days.

• by Havoc on 4/29/25, 11:09 AM

  So wind turbines have inertia in the same way coal generators do? Ie rotating mass helps grid stability?

• by adaml_623 on 4/29/25, 7:45 AM

  From Google:

  The turbine model V236-15.0 MW from Vestas features a capacity of 15 MW and a 236-meter diameter rotor with hub height of about 145 meter, highest tip of 263 meter.

  ... 236 meters