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Thursday, May 27, 2010

NYS companies at Windpower 2010 include GE Research and Intertek

Intertek, a global leader in the testing, inspection, and certification of power generation products for manufacturers and installers around the world, was one of the featured NYS exhibitors this week at Windpower 2010.  Intertek offers compliance services for meeting ANSI/UL, CSA standards and CE Marking requirements for Europe. Intertek operates wind testing and certification facilities in Upstate New York.   For more information:  http://www.intertek.com

Also at the show was a wind business development consortium representing Massena, NY  -- a region in Upstate New York with some of the largest wind installations east of the Mississippi.

A Terrawatt sponsor was GE Wind Energy, one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers, with over 13,500 wind turbine installations worldwide comprising more than 218 million operating hours and 127,000 GWh of energy produced.  GE's Global Corporate Research headquarters is in Upstate New York, and the company has wind manufacturing and assembly facilities in Germany, Norway, China, Canada and the United States.  It's current product portfolio includes wind turbines with rated capacities ranging from 1.5 to 4.0 megawatts and support services ranging from development assistance to operation and maintenance.