GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has achieved its 1,500th installed wind turbine in Canada, bringing GE’s total of installed wind capacity across Canada to 2 gigawatts (GW)—or enough equivalent energy to power over 435,000 Canadian homes. GE is celebrating this milestone with wind industry peers at this week’s CanWEA 2014 Wind Energy Conference & … Continue reading GE Achieves 1,500 Wind Turbines Installed In Canada at China Longyuan Dufferin Wind Farm
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Foreign wind energy firms struggle to succeed in China
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas saw its mainland market share drop to 3.2 per cent last year from 23.6 per cent in 2006, while at Spain’s Gamesa it fell to 1.6 per cent from 15.9 per cent and at America’s GE it fell to 1.1 per cent from 12.7 per cent, according to China Wind … Continue reading Foreign wind energy firms struggle to succeed in China
Continue readingGE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
33 GE 1.5-82.5 Wind Turbines will Generate Power from Pakistan’s Sind Wind Corridor. Wind Farm to Assist Pakistan in Lowering Energy Deficit and Meet Alternative Energy Goals. Executing on growing the presence of renewable energy around the world, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will supply equipment and procurement contractor HydroChina and wind farm customer … Continue reading GE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
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Vardar Vind AB and Västraby Gård Energi AB Select GE Wind Turbines for Swedish Wind Farm
13 GE 2.85-103 wind turbines selected for two wind farms to be located in southern Sweden. Combined 37 megawatts of wind power capacity to assist with joint Swedish-Norwegian renewable energy goals. Helping to meet renewable energy goals around the world, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will supply Vardar Vind AB and Västraby Gård Energi … Continue reading Vardar Vind AB and Västraby Gård Energi AB Select GE Wind Turbines for Swedish Wind Farm
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Sweden has 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind energy capacity
GE announced it will supply Vardar Vind AB and Västraby Gård Energi AB with 13 GE 2.85-103 wind turbines eight for Vardar’s Rögle and five for Västraby Gård Energi’s Västraby wind farms both located in southern Sweden. Helping to meet renewable energy goals around the world, GE today announced it will supply Vardar Vind AB … Continue reading Sweden has 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind energy capacity
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Brazil’s Eletrosul begins 181 MW wind farm
Rio Grande do Sul have authorized federal company Eletrosul to start construction of the 181 MW Hermenegildo wind power complex. Estimated total investment in the 13 wind energy projects is R$900m (US$362m). They should enter commercial operation by 1 January 2016 since Electrosul contracted the power at last year’s A-3 auction. General Electric will … Continue reading Brazil’s Eletrosul begins 181 MW wind farm
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Turkish Geothermal Energy Plants Use Industrial Internet
Three geothermal power plants in Turkey, owned by Kipa? Holding, have significantly reduced water usage, lowered CO2 emissions, decreased corrosion and are using the Industrial Internet to analyze data with help from GE’s (NYSE: GE) water treatment technology. GE honored Kipa? Holding with the Return on Environment (ROE) award to recognize the company for its … Continue reading Turkish Geothermal Energy Plants Use Industrial Internet
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First Wind Selects GE’s Wind PowerUp* Platform to Increase Output from U.S. Wind Farms
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has contracted with renewable power producer First Wind to implement GE’s PowerUp services on 107 GE 1.5-77 and 1.5-82.5 wind turbines at the Milford I and Milford II wind farms in Utah. PowerUp is a software-enabled platform that can increase a wind farm’s output by up to 5 percent—taking … Continue reading First Wind Selects GE’s Wind PowerUp* Platform to Increase Output from U.S. Wind Farms
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E.ON’s 283 wind turbines enrolled in PowerUp services have increased wind power output
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that E.ON has achieved up to four percent more power output from the first 283 of 469 GE 1.5-77 wind turbines enrolled in GE’s Wind PowerUp services, a customized software-enabled platform that increases a wind farm’s output by up to 5 percent, taking into account environmental and site conditions. This … Continue reading E.ON’s 283 wind turbines enrolled in PowerUp services have increased wind power output
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EDF Energy Renewables signs wind power contract for 200 MW Texas wind farm
EDF Renewable Services has entered into a Balance of Plant (BOP) contract with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas to provide BOP services for the Mesquite Creek Wind facility. Currently under construction, the 200 megawatt (MW) project is located in Dawson and Borden Counties, Texas. The 118 General Electric (GE) 1.7 MW wind turbines are expected to … Continue reading EDF Energy Renewables signs wind power contract for 200 MW Texas wind farm
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Illinois wind farm project to sell wind energy to Microsoft
The wind farm, consisting of GE 1.7 MW wind turbines, benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft. The PPA played a key role in advancing the Project by providing the long-term revenue certainty needed to get Pilot Hill off of the ground and into construction. Tristan Grimbert, President and CEO of EDF … Continue reading Illinois wind farm project to sell wind energy to Microsoft
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EDF Renewable Energy and Microsoft Corporation Break Ground on the Pilot Hill Wind Energy Projec
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and Microsoft Corporation today celebrated the launch of the Pilot Hill Wind Project with a groundbreaking ceremony. Located 60 miles southwest of Chicago in Kankakee and Iroquois counties, the 175 megawatt (MW) wind project is expected to begin commercial operation early in 2015. More than 100 people attended the ceremony … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy and Microsoft Corporation Break Ground on the Pilot Hill Wind Energy Projec
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Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project Funded With Market-Leading Investment by GE
Kuni Umi Asset Management, GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Toyo Engineering Corporation have invested in Japan’s largest solar power project, a 231-megawatt facility to be built in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, via special purpose company and representative member Setouchi Future Creations. GE Energy Financial Services holds a 60 percent stake in … Continue reading Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project Funded With Market-Leading Investment by GE
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HBRE Wind Power Company Selects GE Wind Turbines for Vietnam’s Tay Nguyen Wind Farm
GE (NYSE: GE) and HBRE Wind Power Company Ltd. (HBRE) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in developing the Tay Nguyen wind farm in Dak Lak province, located in the central highlands of Vietnam. The agreement between GE and HBRE on the Tay Nguyen wind power project will utilize GE technology in … Continue reading HBRE Wind Power Company Selects GE Wind Turbines for Vietnam’s Tay Nguyen Wind Farm
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GE’s Wind Power Up* to Increase Power Output at Five European Wind Energy Farms
GE (NYSE: GE) announced European wind farm operators ENERTRAG AG and Monsson Group have selected GE’s Wind PowerUp* for wind farms in Germany and Romania. PowerUp services, a GE Predictivity* solution, allows wind farm operators to increase annual energy production (AEP) by up to 5 percent, taking into account environmental conditions. A 5 percent increase … Continue reading GE’s Wind Power Up* to Increase Power Output at Five European Wind Energy Farms
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PGE Energia Natury PEW Selects GE Wind Turbines for Polish Wind Farm
Sixteen GE 2.5-100 Wind Turbines to Power the Karwice Wind Farm. Wind Farm to produce 40 megawatts (MW) of power for Poland and region. Project Further Establishes GE’s Commitment to Renewable Energy in Poland. Helping to modernize the Polish power infrastructure and reinforcing its commitment to the country’s energy sector, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced … Continue reading PGE Energia Natury PEW Selects GE Wind Turbines for Polish Wind Farm
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Nareva Selects GE Wind Turbines for 100MW Wind Farm in Morocco
Agreement supports Moroccan Integrated Wind Energy Project to develop 2000MW installed capacity of wind power by 2020. GE to provide 56 1.7-100 wind turbines for wind farm in Akhfennir. Renewable wind power generated to support the country’s industrial sector. GE (NYSE: GE) announced it will supply 56 1.7-100 wind turbines for its first wind farm … Continue reading Nareva Selects GE Wind Turbines for 100MW Wind Farm in Morocco
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BayWa r.e. acquires 80 MW wind power project and secures GE wind turbines
BayWa r.e. announced today that through its wholly owned BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC it acquired all rights to the 80MW B&H project and secured 43 GE 1.85-87 wind turbines. The project, located in Charles Mix, Bon Homme, and Hutchinson Counties, South Dakota, will sell energy to NorthWestern Energy. Construction commenced in 2013 and BayWa r.e. … Continue reading BayWa r.e. acquires 80 MW wind power project and secures GE wind turbines
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Wind Power Can Improve Resiliency of Electrical Grids
Today, at the CIGRE Session 45 in Paris, GE’s Energy Consulting business (NYSE: GE) presented the findings of its frequency response study on wind power and grid resiliency. The study, which was sponsored by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, modeled the country’s Eastern Interconnection—one of the largest electrical systems in the world—and determined that … Continue reading Wind Power Can Improve Resiliency of Electrical Grids
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GE Connects Colombia, Chile and Peru Electricity Grids
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA), one of South America’s largest utility companies has agreed to work with GE’s Digital Energy business (NYSE: GE) to deliver power to some of the most isolated regions in Colombia, Chile and Peru. ISA will enhance its power transmission capabilities in Colombia by replacing aging equipment and install new high … Continue reading GE Connects Colombia, Chile and Peru Electricity Grids
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