With this move, the company aims to return its offshore wind business to profitability and integrate within its Wind Segment, which is said to be consistent with GE Vernova Wind businesses’ turnaround strategy.
On the reasons behind downsizing the business unit, the company source noted that many of the abovementioned issues were industry-wide and that GE Vernova’s competitors were facing similar challenges.
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How this move could affect the offshore wind turbine OEM landscape and capacity buildout is yet to be seen. In Europe, Vestas, Siemens Gamesa and GE Vernova are now joined by China’s Mingyang Smart Energy which could set up shop in Italy. In the US, GE Vernova’s Haliade-X platform was chosen for several projects, with Vestas and Siemens Gamesa also having a share in the market.
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Some 900 jobs in GE Vernova’s offshore wind business unit could be lost as the company plans to downsize the business. “On September 19, we submitted a proposal to the GE Vernova European Works Council related to proposed changes in our Offshore Wind business globally. The proposal reflects industry
