Siemens Energy plans to invest $1 billion to expand U.S. production of grid and gas turbine equipment and hire more than 1,500 workers as electricity demand surges from data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure and industrial electrification.
TORRINGTON, CT—Dymax Corp. has introduced a new series of light-curable adhesives and coatings for assembling gas turbines, batteries and fuel cells and electrolyzers, including solid oxide (SOFC) and proton exchange membrane (PEMFC) systems.
PARIS—GE Renewable Energy plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Teesside, in northeastern England, for the production of 107-meter-long offshore wind turbine blades.
In the last half century, the GE Gas Power plant in Greenville, SC, has experienced the same kind of dizzying roller coaster ride as the city where it's located.
GREENVILLE, SC—GE Power has opened a new $73 million Advanced Manufacturing Works here. The state-of-the-art facility will be used to drive innovation and apply new manufacturing technology to the production of turbines and other machines.
HUTCHINSON, KS—The Siemens wind turbine nacelle assembly plant here expects to resume full operations within the next week. The company had furloughed about 60 workers last week because some of the parts needed to make wind turbines were delayed at docks along the West Coast.
Wind energy is green and sustainable. However, the wind-turbine towers that generate wind energy are built using traditional manufacturing techniques, such as welding.
