06/08/2026
A primeira turbina eólica flutuante do mundo com 16 megawatts (MW), do tipo plataforma flutuante de pernas tensionadas (Tension-Leg Platform, TLP) — a "Haiyou Anlan", construída pela China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) — foi oficialmente conectada à rede elétrica do campo petrolífero de Lufeng, no Mar do Sul da China, fornecendo energia elétrica verde diretamente às operações de produção de petróleo em alto-mar.
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The world's first 16-megawatt tension-leg floating wind turbine – the "Haiyou Anlan," built by China National Offshore Oil Corporation – has officially been connected to the Lufeng oilfield grid in the South China Sea, delivering green electricity directly to offshore oil operations.
Why it matters: Traditional fixed-bottom wind turbines are limited to waters shallower than 50 meters. But the vast majority of the world's offshore wind resources actually lie in deep water – beyond 60 meters – where fixed foundations become economically unviable due to soaring costs and technical complexity. Floating wind is the only technology that can unlock these deepwater resources. The "Haiyou Anlan," installed at a water depth of 136 meters and 136 kilometers off the coast, proves that China can now tap into this enormous potential.
Once fully operational, the "Haiyou Anlan" is expected to generate 54 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity annually, saving 15,000 cubic meters of fuel oil and reducing 35,000 tons of CO₂ emissions.