During a typhoon, the largest wind turbine in the world generates more power than ever before.

After being opened during a typhoon, the largest offshore wind turbine in the world has made history by breaking the previous record for electricity produced by a single wind turbine in a single day.

The GWH252-16MW intelligent wind turbine by Goldwind has a rotor diameter of 252 meters (827 ft). It also encompasses a sweepable area of about 50,000 square meters, or 538,195 square feet, or seven standard football fields. The turbine's hub is 146 meters (479 feet) tall, or the height of a 50-story building. According to state-owned power utility China Three Gorges (CTG), which shattered all prior marks set by Danish business Vestas in August, the record was attained on September 1.

On July 19, the 16 MW wind turbine became operational at the offshore Hangpu Liuao Phase 2 wind farm in the province of Fujian. The state-owned power company China Three Gorges (CTG) is currently developing and building Zhangpu Liuao Phase 2. The wind turbine encountered typhoon Haikui in September, which caused a hike of 23.56 meters per second with wind speeds of about 85 km/h (53 mph). According to the South China Morning Post, "while traditional wind turbines automatically lock their blades to avoid overload when wind speeds exceed 25 meters per second, this intelligent unit can adjust its blades in real time, continuing to generate electricity." At full power, the turbine's rotor has a diameter of 252 meters, more than twice that of the London Eye, and each blade can travel up to 70% faster than the speed of sound.

The incredible, record-breaking wind turbine has a cutting-edge design that enables it to adjust its blades when the wind hits extreme speeds. Because of this feature, it was able to keep running during Typhoon Haikui, while conventional turbines had to be shut down. To gradually reduce power limits while maintaining operating safety, "we are closely monitoring critical components like the main control program, pitch system, and generators."

China is well known for being the source of greenhouse gas emissions due to its lengthy history of high carbon energy use. On the other hand, it has significantly increased its investments in renewable energy sources including solar and wind.

The largest wind turbine set a new record for a single wind turbine in a single day by producing 384.1 megawatt-hours, which is regarded as sufficient to power around 170,000 homes. The previous world record for the same time span, according to the sources, was only recently set in mid-August. The V236-15.0 MW prototype from Danish wind power firm Vestas generated 363 megawatt-hours of energy in a 24-hour period.