GE Vernova has accomplished the primary onshore wind turbine produced on its new manufacturing meeting line in Schenectady, N.Y., the 6.1-158 turbine. With tip heights reaching nearly 200 meters the unit is the biggest onshore turbine ever to be manufactured within the US.
“The manufacturing of the primary onshore wind turbine elements ever manufactured and assembled in Schenectady marks an thrilling milestone in our historical past books,” says Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova. “We’re leveraging greater than 130 years of GE’s historical past to guide a brand new period of power, and we’ll proceed to work carefully with our prospects to deliver extra renewable power on-line and assist speed up the power transition.”
The growth of the GE facility was first introduced in Could. As the ability completes its ramp up, workers will manufacture and assemble elements for over 100 items of the 6 MW turbine subsequent yr alone.
The corporate assembles wind turbine elements for its different onshore wind turbine, the three MW platform, at a facility in Pensacola, Fla.
GE Vernova has obtained practically 10 GW of orders and amassed greater than 4 million working hours globally for the 6 MW turbine platform. The 6.1 MW turbine has over 1,200 items in operation, making it the most-deployed 5 MW+ onshore wind turbine throughout all OEMs with > 5 MW nameplates, GE says.
