September 27, 2010—Continuing to expand its capabilities to serve the growing and diverse needs of the global wind industry, GE announced at Husum Wind Energy 2010 in Germany that it is introducing new members to its family of 2.5-megawatt wind turbines. All the new models are designed to increase annual energy production (AEP) over the existing 2.5-megawatt wind turbine.
GE’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. GE’s 2.75-100 machine will provide greater AEP in IEC TC II environments.
GE’s 2.75-103 is a combination of the 2.75 uprate and the 103 meter rotor utilizing GE’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 GE’s existing 2.5-megawatt wind turbine. These latest additions to the wind turbine fleet significantly expand GE’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 GE’s 1.5-megawatt machine, the world’s most widely deployed wind turbine with 14,000 units now installed.
GE’s 2.5-megawatt series is globally available. GE’s 2.5 megawatt series wind turbines are being used at two of the world’s largest projects: CEZ Romania’s Fantanele and Cogealac wind farms that make up Europe’s largest onshore project and at Caithness Energy’s Sheperds Flats wind project under construction in Oregonthe largest wind farm ever built in the United States.
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