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The world's biggest wind turbine

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The world's largest wind turbine that has monstrous 80m (263ft) long propellers, has been captured in new photographs in Denmark.





The structure eclipses the landscape at a gigantic 722ft (220m), which is significantly taller than the London Eye.




As well as being the biggest turbine in the world, it is also the most powerful and can produce 260,000kwh - in 24 hours.


Located in Maade, Denmark, each of the propellers of the turbine is 263ft (80m) in length and weighs about 38 tonnes.

Called the V164,
http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/turbine-mhi-vestas-offshore-wind-v164-8.0-mw-tid89.html

the record-breaking powerhouse was built by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind company.
http://www.mhivestasoffshore.com/about-mhi-vestas-offshore/

The company's prototype broke the energy generation record for a commercially available offshore wind turbine on December 1st, 2016, when it produced 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period.

The wind turbines are built in Denmark and then shipped across the world.

Dong Energy will be the first to install the wind turbines at its Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Britain in the Irish Sea.



Parts of the turbine pictured on the A2 turbine installation vessel. The ship is designed to transport and install up to eight 3.6MW turbines









 
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Imagine all the wind that thing is going to produce....
OMG, it's going to suck in all the birds.....
That thing is ugly......
What about all the energy used to produce it.....
Think of the maintenance.....
Hide your kids, hide your wife.....

I think that's about it. There's a pretty big wind farm in northern Indiana and every once in a while we get to see some of the blades transported by specialized trucks on I70 through Columbus, OH. Pretty awesome sight. I love driving by / through those fields of turbines and seeing them in action.

Edit: Damn I forgot, they're too loud.....
 
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Do they offer rides? ;) that's impressive.
 

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If I could get free unlimited power I would put one in my back yard.
 
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