GE WIND ENERGY
The Company.
GE Wind Energy is one of the world's leading wind
power companies. With more than two decades of expertise in the industry, the company designs and manufactures commercial-size wind turbines for both on-land and off-shore installations.
The company also provides a full line
of support services ranging from operation and maintenance to project development assistance. Worldwide, the company has developed and/or sold more than 5,900 wind turbines comprising more than 3,600 MW of rated capacity. GE Wind
Energy employs approximately 1,700 people worldwide.
As a part of GE Power Systems, GE Wind Energy also shares the diverse resources of one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services
and energy management systems. With 2002 revenues exceeding $22 billion, GE Power Systems provides equipment, services and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and energy rental
industries.
GE is a diversified technology and services company dedicated to creating products that make life better - from aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming
and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.
The Products.
The current line of GE Wind Energy wind turbines range in size from 900 to 3,600 kW. Machines feature
robust designs for long, reliable performance, variable rotor diameters and hub heights to enable full optimisation of a wide variety of wind sites, and variable speed control and independent blade pitch for reduced loads and cost
effective operation.
Today, GE's 1.5 MW machine is among the most widely sold wind turbines in the megawatt class with over 1,600 in operation worldwide.
In September 2002, GE's 3.6 MW prototype machine installed in
Spain, became one of the world's first wind turbines over three megawatts specifically designed for offshore use. Today, this technology is being utilized in the construction of Ireland's first offshore wind project which will be
completed later this year.
In April 2003, the company also introduced the latest addition to its product portfolio - the new 2.X MW class wind turbines. With rated power capabilities including 2.3, 2.5 and 2.7 MW, the 2.X
class combines some of the highest land-based wind turbine capacities available today with a cost-effective, modular design to optimise shipping logistics and minimize the need for large-capacity cranes.
Moving forward,
synergies with other GE businesses, including GE Plastics, GE Transportation, GE Aircraft Engines and the GE Global Research Center will continue to play an increasingly valuable role as the company strives to bring increased value
to its worldwide customers.
Manufacturing.
GE Wind Energy's design and manufacturing facilities are located in Salzbergen, Germany, Noblejas, Spain and Tehachapi, California (USA). The company also manufactures wind
turbine blades for its units at two locations: Almelo, the Netherlands and Pensacola, Florida (USA).
All GE Wind Energy manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 Quality Systems Certified and Six Sigma quality processes are
utilized to provide on-going product and process improvement.
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