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Siemens signs contract for first commercial offshore wind farm in the USA

By Paul Dvorak | December 24, 2013

Siemens and Cape Wind have signed a major contract for the construction of the United States´ first utility-scale offshore wind farm. Once the contract becomes effective later next year, Siemens will supply Cape Wind with its industry-leading 3.6-megawatt offshore wind turbines, an offshore Electric Service Platform (ESP) and a long-term service agreement. When fully built, Cape Wind will have a capacity of 468 megawatts. The project is situated off the Northeast coast, 20 kilometers offshore of Nantucket, at Horseshoe Shoal in the Nantucket Sound. Installation and commissioning is expected for 2016.

This scene from Europe will be duplicated off Cape Cod in 2015 with 3.6 MW turbines from Siemens.

This scene from Europe will be duplicated off Cape Cod in 2015 with 3.6 MW turbines from Siemens.

“The USA is a key market for Siemens. We are proud to be able to announce the third big contract in the U.S. within just one week. Following the biggest onshore wind order ever and a follow-up order for a highly efficient and flexible gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Pennsylvania, we’ve now signed a contract to provide wind turbines and service for the first commercial offshore wind farm in the U.S. This shows that wind power and natural gas do not stand opposed but rather are the perfect fit for a sustainable energy system,” said Michael Süß, member of the Management Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens’ Energy Sector.

Offshore wind in the U.S. has significant potential to supply the coastal areas of the U.S. with clean energy. Potential offshore locations are situated along the Southern and Northern Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

A recently published Navigant study awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy predicts that installed U.S. offshore wind power capacity will rise in the next five years to 3.5 gigawatts.

Wind power and energy service are part of Siemens’ Environmental Portfolio. Around 43 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and solutions. That makes Siemens one of the world’s leading providers of eco-friendly technology.

Siemens
www.siemens.com


Filed Under: Construction, News, Offshore wind, Projects
Tagged With: CapeWind, siemens
 

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Comments

  1. john peter says

    December 24, 2013 at 11:54 am

    Sir
    The offshore windmills can use for 20-30 years after 20-30 years whether siemens or any wind energy co dismantle the marine steel pillars, if nor dismantle these steel pillars it will harm destroy the environment

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