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Lake Erie freshwater offshore wind farm uses GE's wind turbine(15/07/2010)
The Lake Erie project, the first freshwater offshore wind farm in the U.S., will use GE’s next-generation wind turbine, the largest in its product line, designed specifically for offshore deployment. It will incorporate direct-drive technology from ScanWind, a Norwegian company acquired by GE last year, and will feature GE’s advanced loads controls and aero-elastically tailored blade technology. The first turbines will be located 6 miles north... [more]
GE Energy Acquires ScanWind to Expands in Growing Offshore Wind Sector (22/09/2009)
GE has announced the completion of the acquisition of ScanWind, a developer of advanced drive train and control wind turbine technologies aimed at offshore deployment. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, with a design-engineering centre in Karlstad, Sweden, ScanWind was founded in 1999 to develop and commercialise advanced drive train wind turbine technology that eliminates the need for gearboxes. ScanWind’s 41 employees have designed and deve... [more]
Morphic Technologies acquires Norwegian wind-turbine manufacturer ScanWind Group(26/06/2008)
ScanWind manufactures and markets wind turbines with a capacity of 3.5 MW and over, specially developed for extreme wind situations and demanding climates, e.g. sites near to the coast and offshore sites. Marked growth is expected in this market segment – Wind Classes IEC1 and 2. For example, BTM Consulting forecasts that offshore installations in Europe will increase by 5,800 MW during the years 2008-2011. Morphic Technologies has entered in... [more]
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