GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will supply one of the world’s largest
power generation companies—China’s Huaneng Corporation—with 55 units of
GE 2.75-120
brilliant wind turbines, to be installed at the Huaneng Dali Longquan
wind project in the Yunnan province of China. The project will provide
151 megawatts of power, making it GE’s largest wind order in China to
date. The deal also includes a service agreement for two years of
operations and maintenance.
“We chose GE based on its proven reliability in other parts of the
world, and the technology behind GE’s 2.75-120 wind turbine is
well-suited for our local land constraints and the high-altitude project
site,” said Lin Gang, president of Huaneng Renewables. “We are excited
to collaborate with GE to bring more renewable energy to China.”
According to the Global Wind Energy Council, China added more than 16
gigawatts (GW) of wind power in 2013, accounting for more than 45
percent of the world’s total wind energy installations. The country aims
to increase its installations to 150 GW of total wind capacity by the
end of 2017 as a step toward a larger target of producing at least
fifteen percent of overall energy output from renewable sources by 2020.
“China has huge potential for wind energy, and we are excited to help
customers like Huaneng expand their renewable energy presence,” said
Anne McEntee, president and CEO of GE’s renewable energy business. “Our
goal is to invest in the kind of renewable technology that will bring
high-quality, reliable power to the region for many years to come, and
the 2.75-120 is a great example of exactly that.”
The 2.75-120
is part of GE's brilliant wind turbine platform and utilizes the power
of the Industrial Internet to analyze tens of thousands of data points
every second, driving higher output, improving services productivity and
creating new revenue streams for customers.
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