A federal judge has ruled that GE may not sell its Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in the U.S. The ruling came months after a jury sided with Siemens Gamesa in a patent infringement lawsuit between the two manufacturing giants.
In his September 7 decision, District Judge William Young said Siemens Gamesa had shown “irreparable harm” caused by the GE infringement, granting a permanent injunction. He also said that Siemens Gamesa proved the loss of significant market share to GE.
“Allowing GE to continue its infringing conduct would surely chill advancement of wind turbine and renewable energy technology and thus would defy the public interest,” the judge wrote.