Wind Farm Operators at Sites Throughout North America to Share Operations & Maintenance Responsibility with GE
CanWEA 2009
Booth # 129
TORONTO, CANADA---September 21, 2009---North American GE 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbine owners and operators are benefiting from the flexibility and scope that GE Energy's wind service program provides. The company recently signed three customized operations and maintenance (O&M) agreements for projects encompassing over 600 1.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines located in diverse environments across North America.
Designed to help customers maximize the return on their wind turbine investment, GE's service program is customizable on both a fleet-wide and site-specific level. With service capability ranging from remote monitoring and diagnostics to on-site support, GE's flexible service program for GE 1.5 MW units provides the necessary level of support that customers need to enhance and maintain turbine performance through the lifecycle of the unit.
"As the original equipment manufacturer and a global leader in the wind industry, GE has the resources and expertise to help our customers keep their wind turbine assets operating at peak performance. Because service needs vary not only customer to customer, but also site to site, GE offers customers the ability to choose the level of support necessary to reach their operational goals," said Victor Abate, vice president of renewables, GE Energy.
Several customers have recently signed long term O&M agreements with GE Energy, including BP Alternative Energy North America Inc., Wind Capital Group and Padoma Wind Power LLC:
- BP Alternative Energy North America, Inc. and GE Energy signed a customized O&M agreement designed to increase the availability of several hundred units in BP's wind fleet. The five-year agreement covers 412 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines that will be installed at a variety of sites in the continental United States.
- Missouri's largest wind energy project, Wind Capital Group's Lost Creek Ridge Wind Farm, will receive five years of operation support for 100 GE 1.5xle wind turbines to be delivered in 2011.
- GE recently signed a five-year extension to its existing O&M contract with Padoma Wind Power. The deal is for 100 1.5 MW wind turbine generators at the Langford Wind Farm in Texas.
GE's flexible service program of wind energy service offerings for GE 1.5 MW units can include support ranging from remote monitoring & diagnostics, to routine services, to onsite support, to preventative maintenance and advanced field services, together with associated upgrades and parts programs. In addition, customers who elect a full suite of GE Energy's wind service offerings qualify for an availability guarantee from GE.
About GE Energy
GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2008 revenue of $29.3 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE's corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.
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