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| Wind farm in Vietnam will be powered by 16 MW of GE technology  GE has signed a contract with local developer Cong Ly Company to provide 10 of its 1.6-82.5 wind turbines and operations and maintenance services for phase one of the Bac Lieu Wind Farm, totaling 16 megawatts of power generation capacity. Cong Ly Company Ltd. also has plans for a second phase of the project, which would add up tp 120 megawatts of power to help resolve the country's chronic power shortages. The project will bring clean power generation to Vietnam's Mekong Delta and also is expected to create a number of local jobs during the construction phase.GE's 1.6-82.5 wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters. This wind turbine also incorporates advanced load controls which reduces the loads on the blades and other mechanical components to allow increased power production while maintaining a 20-year design life. Enhancements to GE's 1.6-82.5 wind turbine include: strengthened generator frames, an improved gearbox design and an upgraded pitch system. GE's 1.6-82.5 wind turbine utilizes GE Energy's proven Mark VIe controller and advanced diagnostic capability to increase troubleshooting efficiency. "This will be the first large-scale industrial/energy project in Bac Lieu province, which has huge potential in wind energy, along with agriculture and seafood farming," said To Hoai Dan, chairman of Cong Ly Company Ltd. "We expect that the project will help to improve the social and economic conditions of the province by creating new jobs requiring technical and industrial skills, while producing much-needed power. We also hope this first large-scale wind farm project will help to attract more investments into the Bac Lieu province in the future." Located about 200 kilometers southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the Bac Lieu project will be the first wind farm in the Mekong Delta. It will be designed to protect the environment of the region, which is known as the "rice basket" of the country and accounts for the largest amount of Vietnam's seafood exports. The GE wind turbines chosen for this project feature an 82.5 meter rotor for class III wind conditions, making it a good match for the Bac Lieu site. The 1.6-82.5 builds on the success and the global experience of GE's 1.5-megawatt wind turbine, the industry's most widely deployed megawatt-class machine with more than 16,000 installed worldwide. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |