Further advancing the growth of renewable energy throughout the United
Kingdom, GE (NYSE:GE) today announced that it will supply SSE Renewables
with 33 GE 2.85-100 wind turbines for the Dunmaglass Wind Farm, located
near Inverness, Scotland. GE specially designed these wind turbines for
the project with a 70-meter tower so they meet the associated planning
conditions that require a maximum tip height of 120 meters.
The 33 wind turbines on the Dunmaglass Wind Farm will result in an
installed capacity of 94 megawatts (MW), which will contribute to
Scotland meeting its renewable energy targets.
SSE acquired the Dunmaglass Wind Farm from Renewable Energy Systems
Group in May 2013. The wind farm is located on Dunmaglass Estate, near
Loch Mhor, in the Monadhliath Mountains.
The Scottish government’s target for renewable electricity generation is
for renewables to generate the equivalent of 100 percent of gross annual
consumption by 2020, with a new interim target of 50 percent by 2015.
The Dunmaglass Wind Farm, with the support of GE, aims to help the
Scottish government achieve its challenging renewable energy targets.
“For the Dunmaglass Wind Farm, we worked with SSE to create turbines
specifically designed to meet the strict parameters set forth by the
local planning authority, which restricted the maximum tip height to 120
meters. We developed a 70-meter tower solution to meet these
requirements,” said Cliff Harris, general manager of GE’s renewable
energy business in Europe. “As wind energy continues its rapid growth in
Scotland, we too are growing our business throughout the United Kingdom,
and we are pleased to work again with SSE to help bring Scotland a
cleaner power source.”
SSE is the largest generator of electricity from renewable sources
across the U.K. and Ireland and has around 3,300 MW of renewable energy
capacity. To date, SSE currently is operating 139 GE wind turbines and
an additional 43 are due to be commissioned by the end of 2015.
In March 2014, SSE
and GE announced that GE will provide 10 1.6-MW
wind turbines for the Langhope Rig Wind Farm in Scotland and this site
is currently under construction.
GE’s operations in the U.K. have grown and with its latest projects in
Scotland for SSE, GE has more than doubled the size of its U.K.-based
commercial and sales teams. “GE is committed to supporting SSE’s
objectives of delivering on-site service with specialized support,”
Harris added.
About SSE plc
SSE is one the U.K.’s largest generators of electricity with around
11,600 MW of generation capacity in total (U.K. and Ireland) from the
most diverse portfolio of power stations. It is the leading generator of
electricity from renewable resources with a total generation capacity of
around 3,300 MW. Through its renewable development division, SSE
Renewables, it is involved in the development of new renewable energy
projects covering wind, wave, tide and hydro electricity.
About GE
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technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in
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About GE Power & Water
GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of power
generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve
their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all areas of the energy
industry including renewable resources such as wind and solar; biogas
and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy.
The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the
world’s most complex challenges related to water availability and
quality. Power & Water’s six business units include Distributed Power,
Nuclear Energy, Power Generation Products, Power Generation Services,
Renewable Energy and Water & Process Technologies. Headquartered in
Schenectady, N.Y., Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business.
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