GE Renewable Energy announced the production of the 500th wind turbine blade at LM Wind Power’s wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Turkey, two years after the start of the production at the new plant in Bergama, İzmir. Devoted to respond to the growing demand for wind energy worldwide, 500 blades are meant to capture the wind for a total capacity of about 500 MW, enough to power the equivalent of around 680,000 homes in Turkey.
The Bergama factory represents a $50 million commitment to Turkey, and in 2019, LM Wind Power has decided to invest another $30 million by the end of the year to extend the facility and recruit 300 new employees. Today, the Bergama site counts 450 employees, 26 percent of whom are women, and it will reach more than 700 employees in 2020.