Siemens Gamesa produces first power from 14MW offshore wind turbine

European manufacturer’s SG 14-222 DD is one of the world's two operational 14MW offshore wind turbines

by Craig Richard 13 December 2021

Siemens Gamesa's SG 14-222 DD is now the world’s most powerful operational wind turbine

Siemens Gamesa has produced first power from its SG 14-222 DD prototype turbine at the Østerild test centre in Denmark.

It is now the world’s joint most powerful operational wind turbine, catching up with GE’s 14MW Haliade-X prototype, which is installed in the Netherlands.

Since first announcing its 14MW offshore wind turbine in May 2020, Siemens Gamesa has received firm and provisional orders to supply its SG 14-222 DD turbine at projects in the UK, the US and Asia Pacific.

The turbine manufacturer has received a firm order to supply the SG 14-222 DD turbine for the 1400MW Sofia (formerly Dogger Bank Teesside B) wind farm off the UK, and is in line to supply it for the 294MW Hai Long 2A , 224MW Hai Long 2B , 504MW Hai Long 3 and 2640MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) projects off the coasts of Taiwan and the US.

It plans to begin full market deployment from 2024.