GE Renewable Energy to ship first offshore wind turbine housings to the US

Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
The announcement from GE Renewable Energy comes just a few days after the 15 offshore wind turbine blades, which were built in Denmark by GE’s subcontractor, LM Wind Power, arrived at Deepwater Wind and GE’s assembly facility at Providence Port - image courtesy of Deepwater Wind.

The GE Renewable Energy offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, will soon complete the manufacture of its first commercial series of Haliade Offshore wind turbine nacelles (housings).

The five, 370-ton offshore wind turbine nacelles, are scheduled to begin their voyage to the US in the coming days. They will equip the Block Island Wind Farm, which is the first of its kind in the US. The Block Island project is situated off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island on the East…

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