And it’s not surprising, given that the company is the biggest player in one of the biggest, yet most volatile, wind markets in the world.

Record US installations of 13.2GW in 2012 propelled GE into the number-one spot in global turbine supplier rankings, but a year later it was in fifth place, after extremely weak US growth. This year, it is set to rise again, given the current rebound in US construction.

GE’s