GE Reaches Milestone with 50,000 MW of Global Wind Installations
April 27 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- 50,000 megawatts (MW) of installed
capacity spread across more than 30,000 GE wind turbines in more
than 35 different countries
- Recent acquisition of Alstom’s
renewable energy unit expands GE’s wind footprint in Europe and
Brazil
- Global GE wind installed base now
provides enough energy to power the equivalent of approximately
five cities the size of Hong Kong
GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) today announced it now has more
than 50,000 MW of onshore wind turbines installed across the globe.
The company reached the milestone in the first quarter of 2016,
largely thanks to its recent acquisition of Alstom’s renewable
energy unit in November 2015. GE’s global wind footprint, which now
extends to more than 35 countries worldwide, represents enough
energy to power the equivalent of approximately five cities the
size of Hong Kong.
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“Renewable energy has become a mainstream source of power
generation,” said Jérôme Pécresse, President & CEO of GE
Renewable Energy. “The industry is poised for continued global
growth, and at GE, we are excited to be reaching this milestone and
look forward to adding our next 50 gigawatts even faster.”
The United States makes up the largest portion of GE’s global
installed base, but in recent years, the company has seen strong
global growth in regions like Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Following the acquisition of Alstom’s renewable energy unit last
year, GE expanded its European presence and added additional
capacity in Brazil. GE Renewable Energy now has at least a gigawatt
of wind power installed in countries including Brazil, Canada,
China, Germany, Spain and the United States.
“Over the last decade we have continued to invest in wind
technology, and those investments have enabled us to drive steady
growth while reducing production costs,” said Anne McEntee,
President & CEO of GE’s onshore wind business. “We feel like we
are just getting started. The investments we are making today in
regions all over the world are setting us up to deliver strong
global growth in the years ahead.”
Download this infographic for some fun facts about how much
equivalent energy GE wind turbines are capable of providing.
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