The
US
manufacturer
says
the
120-metre
rotor,
combined
with
a
tower
with
a
maximum
139-metre
hub
height
and
state-of-the-art
control
technology,
will
help
operators
reap
the
benefits
of
low-wind
sites
such
as
heavily-forested
regions
in
Europe
and
Canada.
The
first
prototype
of
the
2.5-120
will
be
deployed
in
the
Netherlands
next
month.
The
company
says
the
turbine
is
designed
to
link
with
energy
storage.
GE
has
been
testing
the
integration
of
wind
and
storage
over
the
last
year
in
California.
Vic
Abate,
vice-president
of
GE’s
renewable
energy
business,
says:
“Our
2.5-120
is…
