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GE to supply wind turbines to the largest wind farm in the world(11/12/2009)
GE has received a $1.4 billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready to be built. When completed it will be larger than any wind farm currently in operation around the globe. Stretching acr... [more]
GE Energy Financial Services invests in SolarEdge(16/10/2009)
GE Energy Financial Services has joined a US$23 million SolarEdge funding round to support growth in residential and large-scale photovoltaic sites. SolarEdge’s other investors are US venture capital leaders Opus Capital and Walden International, the Israeli funds Genesis Partners and Vertex Venture Capital, and the Singaporean fund JP Capital Asia. The funding, GE Energy Financial Services’ first investment in Israel, was announced at GE Glob... [more]
GE Energy Acquires ScanWind to Expands in Growing Offshore Wind Sector (22/09/2009)
GE has announced the completion of the acquisition of ScanWind, a developer of advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, with a design-engineering centre in Karlstad, Sweden, ScanWind was founded in 1999 to develop and commercialise advanced drive train wind turbine technology that eliminates the need for gearboxes. ScanWind’s 41 employees have designed and deve... [more]
Smart grid technologies also help improve productivity of renewable energy generation(17/08/2009)
In addition to maximizing productivity of the electrical network, smart grid technologies also help improve productivity of renewable energy generation, making investments in green technology more attractive to developers. Homes and businesses receiving power from Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s South Dakota wind farm, scheduled to begin operation in 2010, will benefit from smart grid technologies on the farm’s 101 GE wind turbines. Prolec ... [more]
Lünen is the first City in the world to build and manage a biogas network(01/06/2009)
The future of power is being pioneered in the German city of Lünen where they are building a dedicated biogas network. Powered by agricultural waste, including cow dung and horse manure, 90,000 residents will benefit from this low cost alternative to oil, coal and Russian gas. Lünen is the first City in the world to build and manage a biogas network. This sustainable technology allows local production of local power, reducing reliance on fo... [more]
GE Energy Jenbacher engines generate onsite power from biogas created from converted animal waste and agricultural organic materials(27/04/2009)
In the European Union, where agriculture is responsible for 9% of greenhouse gas emissions, countries are being encouraged to expand the use of cogeneration technologies to reduce various industrial source points of methane gas emissions, including agricultural operations. With the international community seeking to expand the development of different types of renewable energy, more farmers in North America and Europe are using GE Energy’s ec... [more]
Southwest Windpower receives $10 million investment(21/04/2009)
One month after the adoption of federal tax credits to propel small wind energy growth in the United States, GE is joining current investors to provide $10 million to the world’s largest manufacturer of small wind turbines, Southwest Windpower. Southwest Windpower, designer and producer of small wind turbines up to 3 kW, will use this new funding to accelerate its growth in new markets and products. Other current investors that participated a... [more]
GE Energy 2.5xl wind turbine is playing a growing role in helping Europe meet its renewable energy demands(18/03/2009)
GE Energy has announced that its latest evolution of GE Energy’s wind turbine technology, the 2.5xl wind turbine, is playing a growing role in helping Europe meet its renewable energy demands. The 2.5xl machines for European projects was developed in Germany and will be supplied from GE Energy’s wind turbine manufacturing plants in Salzbergen, Germany and Noblejas, Spain. This machine has been selected for projects across Europe that will add... [more]
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