Chinese Oil Giant Launches World-First 16MW Floating Wind Turbine

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China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has launched the world's first 16MW floating wind turbine, connecting the Haiyou Anlan platform to the Lufeng Oilfield grid via a subsea cable. This offshore wind power technology is acclaimed as a milestone in renewable energy integrated with oil production offshore operations.

State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Thursday announced the start of operations of the world's first 16-megawatt tension-leg platform (TLP) floating wind power platform, which began supplying power to an offshore oilfield. CNOOC, one of the biggest oil producers in China and a specialist in offshore technology, connected the Haiyou Anlan floating wind power platform to the Lufeng Oilfield grid via a 4.3-kilometer-long (2.7 miles) subsea cable, the company said in a statement carried by Chinese media. The TLP-supported…