08.08.2018 14:41:15 CET
Transaction to acquire facility to test rotor hubs for GE blades and offer a range of testing services to other industry partners is formally closed.
GE Renewable Energy Business, LM Wind Power announced today the planned acquisition of the WMC test facilities in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands announced July 18, 2018 has been formally closed.
The facility will provide rotor hub testing for new GE turbines and also continue to offer blade and other testing, digital tools, research and similar services to the wider wind industry in Netherlands and elsewhere.
LM Wind Power plans to expand and develop the facility over time. The 23 current employees comprise highly-qualified experts in composites and rotor blade testing. All will be retained to help grow the business.
www.wmc.eu
For more information:
Christopher Springham
Vice President, Global Communications & Sustainability
chsp@lmwindpower.com
+31 6 14814919
For Dutch language inquiries:
Abigail Levene, Stampa Communications
abigail@stampacommunications.com
+31 20 404 2630
About LM Wind Power
LM Wind Power is a world leading designer and manufacturer of rotor blades for wind turbines, with a global manufacturing footprint that includes blade factories in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Poland, Spain, France, Turkey and the United States. The company has produced more than 205,000 blades since 1978, corresponding to more than 93 GW installed capacity and global savings of 189 million tons of CO2 annually. LM Wind Power is a GE Renewable Energy Business.
Learn more at www.lmwindpower.com or on twitter @lmwindpower
About GE Renewable Energy
GE Renewable Energy is a $10 billion business with a start-up mindset bringing together one of the broadest energy products and digital services portfolio of the renewable energy industry. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro and innovative technologies such as hybrids systems and concentrated solar power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner. With more than 22,000 employees present in more than 80 countries, GE Renewable Energy is working new ways to power the world's biggest economies and the most remote communities.
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