(Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images) A Chinese worker works on a wind turbine in the Goldwind Science and Technology on August 19, 2010, in Urumqi, China. Chinese wind energy firm Goldwind announced on September 4, 2023 they have installed one of its turbines in about ‘30 working hours’ off the coast of Fujian.

The Xinjiang-based company credited its reportedly rapid construction to the refining of its assembly line and installation process ashore.

"Through strategies like rotor pre-assembly, modular designs, improved conditions for upending tool disengagement, etc., Goldwind can speed up hoisting by 26 hours, improving overall efficiency by 40%!" the company said.

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Where Was the Turbine Installed?

Goldwind claimed the turbine was installed at the Zhangpu Liuao Phase 2 offshore wind farm in the southeastern Fujian Province, along the southern portion of the Taiwan Strait, and was being built by state-owned power company China Three Gorges (CTG), Electrek reported.

The company has also announced a 16 MW turbine they installed last June already ran at its fullest capacity for 24 consecutive hours beginning September 1. According to Chinese media, it also withstood the onslaught of Typhoon Doksuri's extreme winds at the end of July.

The 400 MW Zhangpu Liuao Phase 2 offshore wind farm was claimed to be capable of producing about 1.6 terawatts per hour (TWh) of electricity per year. According to CTG, this performance could save about 500,000 tons of standard coal and reduce emissions by about 1.36 million tons annually.

However, there was no information on whether or not they would expand their wind farms to its coastline or install them near the hotly-contested South China Sea in the future.

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