One Of These Wind Turbines Can Power 5,000 Homes.
GE Renewable Energy makes and tests the Haliade, one of the world’s largest and most powerful wind offshore turbines, in a new 35-acre factory just east of the city. “This is our cathedral,” says Pascal Girault, the plant’s manager.
Standing twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty, each Haliade can generate 6 megawatts, enough to power 5,000 homes. The turbine has a 150-meter diameter rotor that sweeps over an area wide enough to fit three soccer fields.
