GE is one of the world's leading wind
turbine suppliers. With more than 12,000 installed worldwide, including
approximately 10,000 in the U.S., GE Energy’s 1.5-MW wind turbine
continues to expand its role as the global wind energy industry
workhorse. To date, GE’s 1.5-MW machines have been installed in 19
countries and have accumulated more than 160 million operating hours,
generating 100,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy.
“I am committed to keeping Delaware on
the cutting edge of the Green Economy. It’s good for our economy and it
is good for our air, soil and water. Capitalizing on the potential of
wind and other alternative energies critical to my administration’s
plans to place environmental sustainability at the center of our
economic development efforts,” said Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware.
“We are extremely pleased that the Port
of Wilmington was selected by GE Energy as its logistics services
partner for the ship discharge, short term storage and truck load out
for delivery to GE’s wind energy project sites in Pennsylvania and
Indiana,” remarked Eugene R. Bailey, Executive Director of the Diamond
State Port Corporation. “This is delicate, high value cargo and a
challenging logistics project, two areas in which the Port’s labor
excels! Our previous experience with this cargo, the port’s easy access
to the Interstate highways system and the excellent cooperation of the
City of Wilmington police, the Delaware State Police and the Delaware’s
Department of Transportation (DelDOT) were instrumental in the port’s
successful bid for this business.“
The turbine blades are transported to
Wilmington aboard special purpose project cargo ships. Each blade is
over 122 feet long, 10 feet high and weighs 12,500 pounds. The Port of
Wilmington will work with Port Contractors, Inc., Delaware River
Stevedores and American Transport Systems, Inc. for cargo handling
operations on the terminal.
About the Port of
Wilmington, Delaware
Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington
is an important asset for the local and regional economy, generating
18,900 direct, indirect & related jobs and contributing over $24 million
in annual tax revenues to state and local government. The Port is owned
and operated by the Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporation of the
State of Delaware.
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