# GE Renewable Energy inaugurates LM Wind Power blade factory in Cherbourg, France

GE Renewable Energy officially inaugurated the LM Wind Power blade factory in Cherbourg, France, which manufactures 107m long blades for the Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine. Production started in early 2019 and five blades have been delivered for prototyping.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-07
- Where: Cherbourg, France, France
- Value: $132.0M (120.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 550
- Starts operating: Jan 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: wind turbine blades, Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md)
- [LM Wind Power](https://endata.com/companies/3505.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [offshore-energy.biz](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/ge-officially-inaugurates-cherbourg-blade-factory-2/), 2019-11-07: "We are pleased that Cherbourg can become the French showcase for real know-how in the manufacture of long blades."

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