GE is one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers. With more than 12,000 installed worldwide, including approximately 10,000 in the US, 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.
