GE Drivetrain Technologies to Supply 900 Wind Turbine Gearboxes to A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR) and Establish Joint Venture
Today shortly before the opening bell, GE Drivetrain Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, and A-Power Energy Generation Systems announced that they have inked two Letters of Intent (LOI). One dictates GE Drivetrain Technologies will supply A-Power with 2.7 megawatt (MW) wind turbine gearboxes, while the other establishes a Joint Venture partnership for a wind turbine gearbox assembly plant. As terms of the agreement, GE Drivetrain Technologies will supply A-Power with 900+ 2.7 MW gearboxes beginning next year. ''We're excited about the opportunity to serve A-Power," commented Prescott Logan, Business Leader GE Drivetrain Technologies. ''The speed and focus that A-Power…