{"id":22587,"date":"2022-05-18T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22587"},"modified":"2022-05-18T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T23:00:48","slug":"ge-launches-the-3-mw-sierra-onshore-wind-turbine-just-for-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22587","title":{"rendered":"GE launches the 3 MW Sierra onshore wind turbine just for North America"},"content":{"rendered":"

GE Renewable Energy<\/a> yesterday announced\u00a0the 3 megawatt (MW) Sierra<\/a>, its newest onshore wind turbine platform that will only be sold in North America.<\/p>\n

GE Sierra onshore wind turbine<\/h2>\n

The 3 MW Sierra is, according to GE, \u201cbuilt on the legacy of GE\u2019s bestselling 2 MW platform, which recently surpassed 30 GW of installed base globally. The Sierra platform launched with two prototypes, one in Lubbock, Texas, and one in Kamataka, India, with more than a year of successful run time on each.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 3.0\u20133.4 MW turbine features a larger 140-meter rotor \u201cto unlock value at lower wind speeds\u201d and is offered with a variety of hub heights, including a greater-than-500-foot option. A wind turbine\u2019s hub height is\u00a0the distance from the ground to the middle of the turbine\u2019s rotor.<\/p>\n

Sierra also includes GE\u2019s 68.7-meter, two-piece blade, which improves logistics, installation, and serviceability. Two-piece blades significantly drive down logistical costs by enabling blade assembly onsite and reducing costs for permitting equipment and road work required for transporting longer blades.<\/p>\n

The Sierra\u2019s two-piece blades are manufactured by both Danish LM Wind Power<\/a> \u2013 a multinational wind turbine rotor blades manufacturer a GE subsidiary \u2013 and Scottsdale, Arizona-headquartered wind blade manufacturer TPI<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sierra turbines will be manufactured at GE\u2019s Pensacola, Florida, manufacturing facility, and a large portion of its components will be manufactured in North America.<\/p>\n

When we asked the GE company spokesperson what made this turbine uniquely useful in the North American market, he said that it\u2019s easy to transport, easy to install, and easy to operate. For example, the Sierra requires more standard-size cranes instead of large ones. <\/p>\n

The GE company spokesperson further explained:<\/p>\n

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This is a high-capacity factor turbine designed and optimized for US-specific logistics and balance of plant constraints, and a strong domestic supply chain to de-risk project execution and policy uncertainty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

GE says it has so far received more than 1 GW of orders for the turbine platform, but its spokesperson wouldn\u2019t identify who placed those orders.<\/p>\n

What he did say, however, was what we at Electrek<\/em> say regularly, when I asked him what he felt the clean energy sector needs in order to continue to grow:<\/p>\n

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It needs policy certainty and production tax credit in order to grow the onshore wind industry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can read more about the Sierra onshore wind turbine\u2019s specifications here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> GE\u2019s huge Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbine is now operational<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: GE<\/em> Renewable Energy<\/em><\/p>\n

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