With the US conglomerate gaining scale and vowing to become even more cost-efficient in 2016, rival turbine manufacturers will need to react. GE clearly believes that its blockbuster €8.5bn ($9.5bn) acquisition last November plugs gaps in its portfolio that will give it a much sharper competitive edge with wind.
The biggest one is geographical diversity. GE remains too reliant on the boom-and-bust US market, where it is the top turbine supplier.
