GE has introduced its 4.1-113 wind turbine, a four-megawatt class machine that is optimised for offshore use and is designed to bring a new level of reliability to the offshore wind industry. GE has signed a contract to supply a 4.1-113 wind turbine along with associated services to Goteborg Energi for installation in the Gothenburg … Read more
GE has signed a ten year contract with Spanish wind developer Cobra Energia to provide advanced services for 178 GE wind turbines installed at eight wind farms across Spain. The agreement is GE’s largest wind energy services contract in Europe, and reinforces the company’s position in Europe’s highly competitive wind turbine services sector. The agreement … Read more
GE has shipped its 1,000th LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine. The 1,000 LM6000 gas turbines produced to date have accumulated 21.8 million operating hours for 260 customers in 43 countries on six different continents, including in 37 of the 50 United States. Of the 1,000 LM6000 gas turbines produced by GE, 748 have single annular combustors … Read more
GE has acquired Remote Energy Monitoring with operations in Hertfordshire, UK and in Australia. The acquisition enhances GE’s ability to address the European Union’s goals for a lower-emission, higher efficiency energy infrastructure. Remote Energy Monitoring’s software and hardware technologies allow consumers and utilities to better monitor and manage their energy usage. Remote Energy Monitoring’s metering … Read more
Shannon based Smart Grid technology company FMC-Tech has been selected as a partner of GE as part of GE’s $200 million global ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid. The Challenge, launched on July 13th, 2010, was created to find and fund ideas to accelerate the development and deployment of power grid technology. In this first round … Read more
SSE Generation, the power generating business of SSE, the second largest electricity generator across the UK and Ireland, has signed a comprehensive and flexible service agreement with GE. The ten years contract covers SSE’s fleet of 127 GE wind turbines in operation across the UK and Ireland. The new agreement will provide a wide range … Read more
Continuing to expand its capabilities to serve the growing and diverse needs of the global wind industry, GE is introducing new members to its family of 2.5-megawatt wind turbines. All of the new models are designed to increase annual energy production (AEP) over the existing 2.5-megawatt wind turbine. The new machines include: * GE’s 2.75-100 … Read more
Turkey will connect to the European electrical grid this September using GE’s smart grid technology. The connection will allow for expanded energy and economic opportunities. The Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) will now be able to buy and sell power in the European electricity market and the connection will strengthen the reliability and availability of … Read more