Boston-based independent wind energy company, First Wind, has selected GE as its service provider for the company’s fleet of 264 GE wind turbines at eight sites across the United States. The eight-year service agreement expands upon existing contracts with First Wind, and is the first contract to cover an entire fleet of wind turbines signed…
Control software gives turbines a power boost
A wind-energy producer says it has selected control software that will boost the output from its fleet of about 800, 1.5 MW wind turbines. NexEra Energy Resources, Juno Beach, Fla., says control software called WindBoost from GE makes it possible to increase output of GE 1.5sle wind turbines by up to 100 kW, thereby boosting…