GE Gets Partial Win in Turbine Fight Against Siemens Gamesa
- Trade agency orders import ban on older wind turbines
- Technology ensures turbines remain connected to the grid
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General Electric Co. won a partial victory in its bid to use a U.S. trade agency to hobble Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA’s wind business in the U.S. for the next year.
Siemens Gamesa infringes a GE patent that expires in May 2023 for a way to keep wind turbines connected to the grid during low-voltage events, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a notice posted on its website Tuesday.