Qihang: China’s 20 MW Floating Wind Turbine Marks a New Milestone for Deep-Sea Wind Power

China CRRC's independently developed Qihang is a 20 MW floating offshore wind turbine designed for deep-sea deployment.

Its scale is remarkable:

 ✔️ 280 m total height.

 ✔️ 260 m rotor diameter.

 ✔️ Swept area equal to approximately seven football fields.

 ✔️ Up to 62 million kWh of electricity generated annually.

At rated wind speed, a single rotation can generate approximately 40 kWh.

The Qihang prototype was installed in Dongying, Shandong, in January, connected to the grid in June, and granted market-access approval at the end of the year.

As China's first large-scale deep-sea floating wind power project, Qihang demonstrates how floating technology can unlock the next generation of offshore renewable energy.