are way bigger than you think
Source: Windletter, Boeing
2 Boeing Jumbo Jets
The Blade
The longest wind turbine blade in the world currently is 153 meters long. That’s longer than two Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets lined up nose-to-tail!
Source: Windpower Monthly
The Nacelle
A Standard House
The nacelle of a wind turbine that contains the generator is so large—as big as a house—that engineers can walk around in it.
Source: wind-turbine-models.com, National Park Service
A wind turbine with a blade pointing straight up can reach 260 meters in the sky. That’s almost the same height as stacking three Statue of Liberty monuments from base to torch!
Now imagine an entire network of these giants. The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest in the world, stretching across 39,000 km² in the Gobi Desert. That’s almost the same area as Switzerland!
Source: ALTTION Ronergy Wind Services, Undecided
Did you realize that wind turbines were this massive? Big or small, DHL ships it all!