The GE Class I 1.5-77 Wind Turbine

GE?s latest Class I wind turbine includes increased rotor length, and controls technology over its predecessor, the 1.5-70.5, resulting in improved energy production. It features the highest capacity factor in its class and is designed to meet or exceed the previous 1.5 MW platform?s high availability. GE?s 1.5-77 turbine has a 19% increase in swept area relative to the 1.5-70.5 resulting in greater Annual Energy Production (AEP). GE?s 1.5-77 Class I wind turbine has a 57.9% gross capacity factor at 10 m/s ? a class leading performance metric. GE?s new 1.5-77 (Class I) with Advanced Loads Control shares components with the 1.5-77 (Class II) and 1.6-82.5 creating one common 1.5 MW wind turbine series platform.