Giant Haliade-X Rotor Blade Arrives in Boston Harbor

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Boston Harbor is no stranger to revolutions. But unlike the boxes of tea bobbing on its waters some 246 years ago, the precious cargo that arrived from Europe last week made it safely to dry land, its arrival heralding an important step in America’s energy transformation.

On Tuesday morning, GE Renewable Energy and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in Boston unveiled a wind turbine blade longer than a football field designed for GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine. The 107-meter-long blade will labor through a series of punishing fatigue tests at MassCEC’s Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC) over the next few months. The test will simulate conditions the blade would encounter in more than 25 years in service at sea. GE turbines started... ... More: Official Press Release GE Renewable Energy

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