Turbines

Wind Turbine integrates energy storage.

With max hub height of 139 m and advanced controls that enable 120 m rotor, Model 2.5-120 is suitable for heavily forested regions in places like Europe and Canada. Turbine utilizes Industrial Internet to help manage intermittency of wind, providing smooth, predictable power. Analyzing tens of thousands of data points every second, system integrates energy storage and advanced forecasting...

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TECO-Westinghouse to Assemble New DeWind 2MW D9.2 Wind Turbine Renewable Energy Technology

Round Rock, TX- April 14, 2011 - TECO-Westinghouse will be assembling the newly designed 2 MW turbines for DeWind Co, in its Round Rock, Texas facility. DeWind Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) (SEO: 042660), acquired the rights to an initial 160 MW portion of the Novus wind project from developer Novus Windpower LLC. The Novus project is...

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GE Service Agreement Targets High Reliability, Efficiency for Malaysian Power Plant

o Long-Term Maintenance Program Set for Tuanku Ja'afar PD2 Power Station in Port Dickson o Combined-Cycle Facility Based on Two GE Frame 9FA Gas Turbines o Agreement Supports TNB Commitment to Provide Secure Power for the Nation KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - GE (NYSE:GE) has signed a multi-year agreement to provide maintenance services for the Tuanku Ja'afar PD 2 combined-cycle power station at Port...

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Featuring GE's Advanced Combined-Cycle Technology, New Power Plant is Inaugurated in Western France

o GDF SUEZ's Montoir de Bretagne Facility Producing 435 Megawatts of Electricity o Project Marks First Application of GE's 9FB Gas Turbine in France o Gas-Fired Plant Offers Reliable, Efficient and Flexible Power MONTOIR-DE-BRETAGNE, FRANCE- Based on advanced technology from GE (NYSE: GE), a new combined-cycle power plant at Montoir de Bretagne in the Loire Atlantique region of western France was...

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GE Technology Helps Turkey's ENKA Set Global Power Plant Availability Record

Upgraded F-Class Turbines Achieve 99.8 Percent Availability, Boosting Plant Output and Revenue ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Using F-technology gas turbines recently upgraded by GE (NYSE: GE), Turkish company ENKA set a new standard for global power plant availability over the 12-month period ending November 2010. ENKA's Adapazari and Gebze generating stations, with a total installed capacity of 2,320 MW...

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Siemens Presents Energy-efficient Power Supply Solutions at the Hanover Fair

At this year's Hanover Fair Siemens Energy presented smart, eco-friendly solutions for power generation, transmission and distribution. The highlights included a new 2.3-MW gearless wind turbine for low wind speeds, solutions for the connection of offshore wind farms to the grid using high-voltage direct-current transmission technology (HVDC) as well as a charging point, which can charge electric...

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Association of German Utilities Selects GE-Led Consortium to Deliver Flexible Power Plant Solution; Contracts for Project to Total More Than Euros300 Million

o Mittelsbüren Power Station Faces Grid Supply Challenges as More Wind Enters the Energy Mix o GE's 109FB Combined-Cycle Technology, Services Selected for Project BREMEN, GERMANY - An association of four German utilities has selected GE's (NYSE: GE) advanced 109FB combined-cycle technology to help meet the flexible operating and efficiency requirements of the new Mittelsbüren power plant...

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Siemens Receives Follow up Order for Direct Drive Wind Turbines from Minnesota Power

Siemens Energy has been awarded another order from Minnesota Power for 35 3-megawatt (MW) SWT-3.0-101 direct drive wind turbines for its Bison 2 wind energy center near Center, North Dakota. The scope of supply for the wind power plant with a capacity of 105 MW includes erection and commissioning of the 35 wind turbines, as well as a three-year service and maintenance agreement. Deliveries of the...

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Wind Turbine Towers minimize impact from turbulence.

Available for GE's 2.5 MW series, including 2.75-103 model, Taller Wind Turbine Towers feature hub heights in excess of 130 m, which extends potential wind site options and maximizes annual energy production. Towers have hybrid pre-cast concrete and tubular steel design, making them suitable for densely forested areas and hillside locations that are prone to high turbulence intensity.

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