Colossal wind turbine with football field blades off China's coast could power 30,000 homes

Colossal wind turbine with football field blades off China's coast could power 30,000 homes

A huge new wind turbine in China is redefining what "big" means in clean energy.  With blades significantly longer than a football field, a single one of these turbines is expected to produce enough annual output to power about 30,000 homes, the machine is the latest sign of how quickly offshore wind is scaling up. Dongfang Electric Corporation is the company behind these behemoth turbines. In August of 2025, it installed a 26-megawatt offshore …