LM Wind Power has inaugurated a new technology centre for the Americas near New Orleans in Louisiana.
The facility will develop and test new techniques for designing and building wind turbine blades at the NASA Michoud campus.
It will provide LM Wind Power’s customers in North America with a local presence to help address their engineering needs, further enhancing the ability of the company to serve one of the largest wind power markets in the world.
As part of the expansion of the facility, the GE Renewable Energy business plans to hire up to 100 additional employees on top the 50 currently employed at the facility.
The company will partner with local universities and community colleges to develop training programs to ensure that there is a qualified pool of applicants to fill positions in various engineering disciplines and manufacturing skill sets.
LM Wind Power CEO Duncan Berry said: “Innovation is at the heart of our company. Our customers rely on us to push the research envelope to make blades lighter, stronger, and more affordable.
“This new Technology Center gives us a local base from which to support our customers in the Americas as well as to partner with world-class researchers from the US Department of Energy and elsewhere in the US.”