GE Renewable Energy announced the installation of the first GE Haliade 150-6-MW offshore wind turbine at the 396-MW Merkur Offshore Windfarm in Germany, located approximately 35 km north of the island of Borkum, in the North Sea. Installation vessel SeaFox 5 sailed from Merkur’s logistic hub in Eemshaven (Netherlands) carrying blades, towers, nacelles and other…
GE shares wind energy highlights from 2017
GE Renewable Energy has released its fourth quarter and end-of-year earnings from 2017. Overall, it was a good year for the business, with $10.4B in orders and $10.3B in sales. Throughout the year, GE launched monumental projects and products, which includes the largest onshore wind farm in Oklahoma and one of the largest onshore wind…
GE marks offshore milestone with turbines installed in Europe, Asia & the Americas
GE Renewable Energy says it has successfully installed the first of three GE Haliade 150, 6-MW offshore wind turbines for the Fujian Xinghua Gulf demo project. This is a milestone for GE, which has become the only offshore wind supplier to have wind turbines in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In March 2017, GE Renewable …
GE to provide 66 MW of wind power to Japan’s Akita region
GE Renewable Energy announced an agreement with Shimizu Corporation to supply 22 units of GE’s 3.2-103 wind turbines, for the Akita Katagami wind farm in the Akita prefecture in northern Japan. A Special Purpose Company (SPC) made up of Venti Japan, Mitsubishi Power Corp and C-Tech will operate the wind farm once it is commissioned.…
GE turbines selected for 250-MW Texas wind-power project
Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has announced the financing of its Willow Springs project, a 250-MW wind farm in Haskell County, Texas. GE Renewable Energy will supply the project with 100 of its 2.5-116 wind turbines. Upon entering commercial operations, the wind farm will be supported by a 20-year,…
GE Renewable Energy highlights 4Q earnings in an infograph
GE Renewable Energy has released its fourth quarter earnings. Overall, it was a good quarter for the business, with a total of $3.3B in orders. The company had several large onshore wind contracts with key U.S. customers, totaling over 660 MWs and $1.9B. GE was also part of America’s first offshore wind farm, and provided…
kWantera to form technology alliance with GE Renewable Energy
kWantera, a Pittsburgh-based start-up and General Electric Company, through its GE Renewable Energy business, announced a technology alliance to offer kWantera’s energy trading solution. The aim is to complement GE’s Digital Wind Farm offering. GE Renewable Energy is currently developing a partner network and engaging the start-up ecosystem to enhance its Digital Wind Farm and…