GE Vernova has revised its plans for offshore wind turbines – abandoning the idea of larger turbines in favor of more compact and efficient versions, known as “workhorse” turbines.
In March of last year, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik mentioned the positive market reception for larger variants of the Haliade-X offshore wind turbines during a GE Investor Conference. However, despite this initial interest, GE Vernova has decided to focus on smaller turbines instead.
Parent company GE has confirmed the decision to move away from supersized turbines in its US Securities and Exchange Commission document. The Haliade-X platform now offers turbines ranging from 12 MW to 18 MW, with capacity factors of 60% to 64%. GE is now focusing on the Haliade-X 15.5 MW-250 model.
Despite facing project losses in its offshore wind business last year, GE anticipates improvements in margins and working capital dynamics as it progresses with the Haliade-X backlog. The Vineyard Wind I project in Massachusetts includes GE’s 13 MW Haliade-X turbines.
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