GE-Siemens Gamesa patent battle: Judge doubles royalty fee but slams both turbine giants

A US judge has criticised two offshore wind giants for “inhibiting efforts to combat climate change” as he doubled the royalties GE must pay Siemens Gamesa for using its Haliade-X turbines at the Ocean Wind 1 project in US waters.

by Craig Richard and Ian Griggs
A US judge had previously ruled that GE’s flagship offshore wind turbine breached a Siemens Gamesa patent and banned the sale, import and installation of Haliade-X turbines in the US (Credits: GE and SGRE)
A US judge had previously ruled that GE’s flagship offshore wind turbine breached a Siemens Gamesa patent and banned the sale, import and installation of Haliade-X turbines in the US (Credits: GE and SGRE)

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