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GE Introduces New Wind Turbine Models That Are Built on Proven Performance

^{Published on 2010-09-21 10:45:25 - Market Wire}
 

HUSUM, Germany--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Continuing to expand its capabilities to serve the growing and diverse needs of the global wind industry, GE (NYSE:GE) announced today at Husum Wind Energy 2010 that it 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:

• GEa™s 2.75-100 is an uprate of the existing 2.5-100 wind turbine with no mechanical component changes and only minor changes to the electrical system. GEa™s 2.75-100 machine will provide greater AEP in IEC TC II¹ environments.
• GEa™s 2.75-103 is a combination of the 2.75 uprate and the 103 meter rotor which utilizes GEa™s 50.2 meter proprietary blade design that offers the latest enhancements in aerodynamics, reduced acoustic emissions and robust performance. The new 2.75-103 wind turbine is optimized for IEC TC III.

The changes were made to increase customer value while maintaining the proven performance and reliability of GEa™s existing 2.5-megawatt wind turbine. These latest additions to the wind turbine fleet significantly expand GEa™s ability to cover a broader range of wind conditions, yield the highest annual energy production in their class and build upon the success of GEa™s 1.5-megawatt machine, the worlda™s most widely deployed wind turbine with 14,000 units now installed.

GEa™s 2.5-megawatt series is globally available. GEa™s 2.5 megawatt series wind turbines are being used at two of the worlda™s largest projects: CEZ Romaniaa™s Fantanele and Cogealac wind farms which make up Europea™s largest onshore project and at Caithness Energya™s Sheperds Flats wind project under construction in Oregona"the largest wind farm ever built in the United States.

About GE

GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the worlda™s toughest challenges. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, health care solutions and television programming, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at [ www.ge.com ].

GE serves the energy sector by developing and deploying technology that helps make efficient use of natural resources. With nearly 85,000 global employees and 2009 revenues of $37 billion, GE Energy [ www.ge.com/energy ] is one of the worlda™s leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies. The businesses that comprise GE Energya"GE Power & Water, GE Energy Services and GE Oil & Gasa"work together to provide integrated product and service solutions in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels.

¹The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) defines three classes of wind turbines for different wind regimes. Class I turbines are for sites with average speeds of more than 8.5 meters per second, while class III turbines are for wind speeds less than 7.5 meters per second and class II turbines are in between.