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How much does a 3 MW wind turbine weigh, approx?






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400 tons

And here's something for you to take back

To provide a perspective, the empty (no fuel & load) weight of a large aircraft (like Boeing 747) is about 200 tons. 

We are talking about putting together two such large aircraft (and vertically :)) when we are putting up a 3 MW onshore wind turbine 

If this is what it is for a 3 MW turbine, just imagine what it could be for offhore wind turbines which could have capacities as high as 10 MW each.

We live in HEAVILY interesting times, don't we!


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