The 1.7-100, introduced in 2013, is part of GE’s Brilliant platform, which is a series of products and technologies based on process control using data and models stored in an industrial internet to optimize performance for thousands of parameters
The 1.7-100, introduced in 2013, is part of GE’s Brilliant platform, which is a series of products and technologies based on process control using data and models stored in an industrial internet to optimize performance for thousands of parameters
The 1.7-100, introduced in 2013, is part of GE’s Brilliant platform, which is a series of products and technologies based on process control using data and models stored in an industrial internet to optimize performance for thousands of parameters
The 1.7-100, introduced in 2013, is part of GE’s Brilliant platform, which is a series of products and technologies based on process control using data and models stored in an industrial internet to optimize performance for thousands of parameters
The 1.7-100, introduced in 2013, is part of GE’s Brilliant platform, which is a series of products and technologies based on process control using data and models stored in an industrial internet to optimize performance for thousands of parameters

GE Growing Wind Power, Expanding Turbine Technology

May 7, 2014
GE Power logs 3.9 GW of new US orders, adding new customers Strong position for 2014-2015 Expands Brilliant wind technology platform

There may be some unsteadiness in the wind power sector, but not at General Electric’s GE Power & Water business. The operating division reported new orders for wind turbines in the U.S. totaling 3.9 gigawatts since January 1, 2013, when the federal government extended Production Tax Credits for new and replacement wind power projects.

Of these new orders, GE Power said 1.1 GW was placed into service in 2013. The remaining 2.8 GW will be commissioned or begin construction by the end of 2015.

Last May, GE announced it had 1 GW of orders in the U.S. since the previous January 1. Now, since that same date, GE stated that the number of orders contracted has increased to 3.9 GW.

GE also said that over the past 18 months it has expanded its portfolio of wind-power customers to include large-scale developments, including projects by Sumitomo and Starwood Energy, each of which both are installing 200-megawatt (MW) projects using GE’s 1.7-100 wind turbines. The 1.7-100 was introduced in 2013.

Mesquite Creek Wind, jointly developed by Sumitomo and BNB Renewable Energy, is near Lamesa, Tex. Starwood Energy’s Stephen Ranch wind farm is in Borden and Lynn counties, Texas.

“We feel confident that, with our strong backlog of orders, we are strongly positioned for 2014 and 2015,” said Anne McEntee, president and CEO of GE’s renewable energy business. “As we continue to expand our brilliant wind product line, our customers are seeing efficiencies and capabilities greater than ever before in the wind industry. Through these advancements in technology, combined with strong execution and operations expertise, GE is continuing our commitment to our customers’ success and investment in the future of renewable energy.”

In addition, GE is expanding its Brilliant series of wind technologies  to include the 2.2-107 wind turbine and wind plant wake-management software. It explained that the new 2.2-107 turbine increases electrical generating output by 33%, and its capacity factor by 12% percent

The Brilliant wind platform uses a GE online database to analyze tens of thousands of data points on a wind farm every second, to boost power output, and increase revenue potential.

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