World's largest tension-leg floating wind platform sets sail in China, advancing commercial deployment
全球最大张力腿浮动风力平台在中国起航，推进商业部署
Photo: Screenshot from a report by China Media Group
资料图：中央广播电视总台报道截图
The world's first 16-megawatt tension-leg floating offshore wind platform departed from Gaolan Port in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday, marking China's accelerated push to scale up and commercialize deep-sea floating offshore wind technology after successful demonstration projects, China Media Group (CMG) reported.
全球首个16兆瓦张力腿浮动式海上风电平台周日从广东省珠海市高栏港启航，标志着中国在示范项目成功后加速推进深海浮动式海上风电技术规模化和商业化。中央广播电视总台报道。
Standing more than 307 meters tall and weighing nearly 8,000 tons, the platform is expected to generate 54 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually after entering operation, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by about 35,000 tons and reducing fuel oil consumption by roughly 15,000 cubic meters each year, according to the report.
该平台高307多米，重近8000吨，投入运营后预计年发电量5400万千瓦时，每年减少二氧化碳排放约3.5万吨，减少燃油消耗约1.5万立方米。根据报告。
As the global energy transition gathers pace, deep-sea offshore wind is emerging as a strategic frontier. Industry observers said the latest breakthrough will accelerate commercialization, enhance energy security, and strengthen China's leadership in next-generation clean energy technologies.
随着全球能源转型步伐加快，深海海上风电正在成为战略前沿。行业观察人士表示，最新突破将加速商业化，增强能源安全，并加强中国在下一代清洁能源技术方面的领导地位。
The electricity generated by the platform will be transmitted directly to an offshore oilfield power grid via subsea cables, enabling deep integration between renewable power generation and offshore oil and gas production while pioneering a new low-carbon model that combines deep-sea offshore wind with oilfield development, CMG reported.
该平台产生的电力将通过海底电缆直接传输到海上油田电网，实现可再生能源发电与海上油气生产的深度融合，同时开创深海海上风电与油田相结合的新低碳模式CMG报道，开发。
Beyond reducing carbon emissions from offshore oilfield operations, the model is expected to foster the growth and upgrading of the floating offshore wind supply chain in the Pearl River Delta, while contributing a Chinese approach to developing new quality productive forces in the marine economy and building a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, according to the report.
除了减少海上油田作业的碳排放外，该模式预计还将促进珠三角浮动式海上风电供应链的增长和升级，同时为发展海洋经济新质生产力、建设海洋经济提供中国途径。报告称，清洁、低碳、安全、高效的能源体系。
This year, China has made major progress in offshore wind power development and related supporting infrastructure.
今年，中国在海上风电开发及相关配套基础设施方面取得重大进展。
In early June, the world's largest offshore converter station, "Heart of Sea Wind", completed its offshore floatover installation in Yangjiang, South China's Guangdong Province, entering the final commissioning phase ahead of operation and laying a key foundation for transmitting electricity from large-scale deep-sea offshore wind projects, according to CCTV News.
6月初，全球最大海上换流站“海风之心”在广东省阳江市完成海上浮托安装，进入投运前的最后调试阶段，为大规模输电奠定了关键基础据央视新闻报道，深海海上风电项目。
An offshore converter station serves as the "heart" of an offshore wind farm by collecting alternating current generated by individual wind turbines, stepping up the voltage and converting it into high-voltage direct current before transmitting the electricity to the onshore grid via subsea cables, the report said.
海上换流站是海上风电场的“心脏”，通过收集单个风力涡轮机产生的交流电，升压并转换为高压直流电，然后通过海底电缆将电力传输到陆上电网，报告称。
Offshore wind is a key driver of China's low-carbon energy transition. Sited near coastal load centers, it supplies clean power locally, reduces fossil fuel dependence, and helps energy-intensive regions achieve early carbon reduction, Wang Peng, an associate research fellow at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday.
海上风电是中国低碳能源转型的关键驱动力。北京社会科学院副研究员王鹏周日告诉《环球时报》，它位于沿海负荷中心附近，为当地提供清洁电力，减少对化石燃料的依赖，并帮助能源密集型地区实现早期碳减排。
By displacing thermal generation, it cuts greenhouse gas emissions at source and provides stable green electricity for economy-wide decarbonization, making offshore wind a vital blue engine for carbon-peaking and neutrality goals, Wang noted. "As nearshore sites mature, the industry expands to deeper waters, unlocking vast wind potential."
王指出，通过取代火力发电，它可以从源头上减少温室气体排放，并为整个经济脱碳提供稳定的绿色电力，使海上风电成为实现碳达峰和中和目标的重要蓝色引擎。“随着近岸站点的成熟，该行业扩展到更深的水域，释放出巨大的风电潜力。”
China is ramping up its offshore wind capacity by developing a number of advanced offshore wind projects, accelerating its energy transition, and solidifying its leading edge in the global wind power sector, according to Xinhua News Agency.
据新华社报道，中国正在通过开发一批先进的海上风电项目，加快能源转型，巩固其在全球风电领域的领先优势，提升其海上风电产能。
The National Energy Administration's Thursday data showed that, by the end of May, China's total installed power generation capacity had reached 4.01 billion kilowatts, up 11 percent year on year, while installed wind power capacity rose 17 percent to 660 million kilowatts.
国家能源局周四公布的数据显示，截至5月底，中国发电总装机容量达到40.1亿千瓦，同比增长11%，风电装机容量增长17%，达到6.6亿千瓦。
Meanwhile, a separate industry report released in Shanghai on June 17 showed that China accounted for 78 percent of newly grid-connected offshore wind capacity worldwide in 2025, maintaining its position as the global leader, according to CCTV News.
与此同时，据央视新闻报道，6月17日在上海发布的另一份行业报告显示，到2025年，中国将占全球新增并网海上风电装机容量的78%，保持全球领先地位。
