GE Starts Operating Largest Onshore Turbine

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Prototype is GE's largest onshore wind turbine in operation to date / New turbine in company’s Cypress platform is producing power at rated level of 5.3 MW / Company on track to deliver first Cypress platform turbine by the end of 2019 / More powerful wind turbines part of trend to lower costs and drive growth of renewable energy

GE Renewable Energy announced today that the prototype for its Cypress platform, the largest onshore wind turbine for GE in the field, has been successfully installed and is fully operational, producing power at a rated level of 5.3 MW in Wieringermeer, Netherlands. Company officials hail the milestone as a key step in commercializing a unit able to both lower the cost of electricity and offer additional flexibility in terms of where wind turbines can... ... More: Official Press Release GE

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