GE Energy to Supply Renewable Energy Systems (RES) with Nearly 500 MW Wind Capacity

February 29, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 49

GE Energy to Supply Renewable Energy Systems (RES) with Nearly 500 MW Wind Capacity.

RES Americas will receive GE Energy 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for projects in 2009 and 2010. Included in the more than $700 million agreement GE will provide commissioning and operations services as well as maintenance support.

Projects to receive the 333 turbines were not announced.

RES Americas, based in Austin, Texas, is part of UK - based Renewable Energy Systems, one of the world’s leading renewable energy developers and a leader in the global wind industry for two decades. Since 1997, RES Americas has been a leader in the US wind industry, either developing or constructing more than 12 percent of the country’s installed wind energy capacity.

Since 2004, GE has achieved a 500 percent increase in wind turbine production, and its wind business revenues exceeded $4.5 billion in 2007. According to the American Wind Energy Association, over the past two years, GE has supplied wind turbines representing nearly half of the new wind capacity across the United States. (2/28/08)

Links:

GE Energy
http://www.ge.com/energy

RES Americas
http://www.res-americas.com

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