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GE plans to build two offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York
- 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-01-30)
- David Flin
GE has announced that it has submitted plans to construct two new manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins a sufficient volume of orders from customers in the State’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.
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GE has proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. The two factories planned consist of:
Blades Facility . LM Wind Power , a GE subsidiary, is ready to build a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture offshore wind turbine blades. This will create about 650 direct jobs, potentially another 900 indirect jobs, and over 500 construction jobs.
Nacelle Facility . GE Vernova , GE’s portfolio of energy businesses, proposed building a nacelle manufacturing facility, to house the generating components of a wind turbine. The facility would create 220 direct jobs, 500 indirect jobs, and 500 construction jobs.
The two facilities would produce components for the next generation of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine.
Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova, said: “As a leading manufacturer and innovator in developing renewable energy technology, GE is ideally positioned to help New York secure its vision of becoming a leading manufacturing hub for offshore wind technology. Our proposal leverages GE’s unique and unparalleled expertise, resources and track record – including a 130-year legacy of manufacturing in New York – to make this vision a reality in a durable and sustainable way.”