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Siemens to supply turbines for onshore project in Norway

By Michelle Froese | July 4, 2016

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Siemens will supply 50 wind turbines to one of the largest onshore wind-power plants in Norway.

Siemens has received an order to supply, install, and commission 50 onshore wind turbines in Norway. Project developers are Zephyr AS and Norsk Vind Energi AS. Funds managed by BlackRock are providing equity financing for the project.

The turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2 MW and a rotor diameter of 113 meters, will be erected in Rogaland south of Stavanger in Norway. Under the terms of an agreement Google will use the renewable energy produced by the turbines to power data centers in Europe.

Siemens will deliver its direct-drive turbine SWT- 3.2-113 for the Tellenes project. Construction will start in July 2016, and the project is expected to be fully operational in late 2017. Siemens will also be responsible for operating and servicing the wind turbines under a long-term agreement.

“Technology companies such as Google are increasingly covering their rising energy demands with clean wind power,” stated Thomas Richterich, CEO Onshore of Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division. “We are proud to be part of this development with our direct drive technology. Tellenes will also be one of the largest onshore wind projects in Norway.”

The wind project will provide Google’s European data centers with renewable energy for 12 years. This cross-border arrangement is possible because of Europe’s increasingly integrated energy market. In particular, the Scandinavian Nord Pool market allows Google to buy renewable energy with a Guarantee of Origin certified in Norway, and consume an equivalent amount of power elsewhere in Europe.

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