The World’s First 16MW Tension‑Leg Floating Wind Platform Officially Put into Operation

Recently, China’s independently‑developed “Haiyou Anlan”, the world’s first 16MW tension‑leg floating wind power platform, has been officially connected to the Lufeng Oilfield power grid. It delivers deep‑sea green power directly for offshore oil‑gas production, marking China’s world‑leading progress in deep‑sea floating wind technology.

Located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea, the platform operates at a water depth of 136 meters, 136 kilometers offshore. As the world’s largest tension‑leg floating wind unit in unit capacity, operating depth and offshore distance, it can withstand Category‑17 super typhoons with a 25‑year design lifespanChina. Its rotor swept area equals 7.5 standard football fields, generating 54 million kWh of green electricity annually and cutting carbon emissions by 35,000 tons.

Compared with conventional solutions, the tension‑leg design features lower steel consumption and higher stability, offering a new technical route for large‑scale deep‑sea wind exploitation. Expanding deep‑sea green power supplies supports low‑carbon transformation for domestic metal processing and new‑material industries, boosting high‑quality development of China’s green manufacturing supply chain.

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