Throughout Europe, the requirement for larger capacity wind farms is growing dramatically.
Total consumer energy demand has risen, and political commitment from governments is accelerating the transition toward renewable energy across the continent.
To highlight some of these commitments across Europe, Germany has vowed to increase the proportion of renewable energy in total electricity consumption to 65 per cent by 2030. Denmark has committed to reduce 70% of CO2 emissions by 2030, compared to 1990, and to produce electricity solely from renewable energy by 2028. Oil and gas extraction will end completely by 2050.
Wind manufacturers have begun to build significantly larger turbines than ever before to meet this demand. This year will see Vestas erect an incredibly impressive prototype, a 15-megawatt (MW) wind turbine that once operational will be powerful enough to provide electricity to roughly 13,000 British homes.
Siemens Gamesa has plans to install a prototype of a 14MW offshore turbine that can be boosted to supply 15MW and have suggested that a single turn of this 14MW turbine would power a Tesla Model 3 for 218 miles.
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