DNV GL has assessed the market’s new offshore turbine in development and awarded Siemens Wind Power with the Prototype Certificate for its 8-MW offshore wind turbine (the SWT-8.0-154). The prototype certification confirms all relevant safety features on the turbine, according to the Danish Executive Order BEK 73:2013 and IEC 61400-22, and allows installation of the prototype to…
Siemens wins first offshore wind project in Belgium
Siemens has successfully entered the offshore wind market in Belgium with a first order for the 309-MW Rentel wind project. The customer is Rentel NV, part of the Otary partnership, a conglomerate of leading specialists from the Belgian renewable energy industry including investment and development companies. As part of the agreement, Siemens will supply, install,…
Siemens receives order for onshore wind project in South Korea
The scope of supply for the South Korea order includes the delivery and technical field assistance for the installation of 16 wind turbines of the new type SWT-3.6-130 on different towers ranging from 85-115 meter hub heights and one SWT-3.0-108 on a 71 meter tower.
Siemens Wind Power presents first customized wind-turbine transport vessel in Esbjerg
Sea transportation and Roll on-Roll off-loading (Ro-Ro) are key to Siemens’ new offshore logistics concept launched in 2015. Now the company has commissioned its first specialized transport vessel, the Rotra Vente. It fulfills the needs for cost-effective transportation of the large nacelles used in Siemens’ direct-drive offshore wind turbines. The 141-meter long vessel can carry…
Siemens officially inaugurates its new wind-turbine blade factory in the UK
Siemens has officially inaugurated the new rotor blade factory for offshore wind turbines in Hull, UK, in an event attended by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark, and representatives of the local community. The site at Alexandra Docks has been transformed in under two years from a derelict industrial…
Siemens to deliver two HVDC converter stations to connect power between Germany and Belgium
Siemens has won a contract with transmission operators, Amprion and Elia, to will deliver two high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) converter stations for the first electricity interconnector between Germany and Belgium. The order volume for Siemens, including a five-year maintenance agreement, amounts to €273 million. The German Transmission System Operator Amprion and the Belgian Transmission System Operator Elia…
Siemens celebrates milestone for new offshore wind-turbine manufacturing plant
Siemens celebrated the “topping out” ceremony for its new wind-turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany. The structural steel uprights are now standing for the production building, which will offer 56,000 square meters of floor space. This new facility in northern Germany is one of Siemens‘ most important investment projects in recent years, with some EUR…
Concordia commissions heavy cargo transport vessel for Siemens
The Concordia Group recently delivered and commissioned an innovative heavy cargo “roll on/roll off ” vessel to Siemens, designed for the efficient transportation of wind-turbines parts. The Rotra Vente is 141 m long and 20 m wide, with a specially developed bow and the extendable ramp. Both the bow as the ramp are controlled by hydraulic systems. The vessel’s…
Siemens signs long-term wind service agreement in Washington State
Siemens has been awarded a long-term contract for service and maintenance at the Lower Snake River wind farm located near Pomeroy, Garfield County in Washington State. The customer is Puget Sound Energy (PSE), headquartered in Bellevue, WA. Completed in early 2012, the Lower Snake River project contains 149 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines that produce up to…
Turbines of the month: The 8 MW club
Siemens has been the latest OEM to join the 8-MW wind turbine club with the introduction of its SWT-8.0-154, so a natural reaction was to nominate it as the Turbine of the Month. But wait. Adwen also announced an 8 with an impressive 180-m rotor earlier this year and, if memory serves, Vestas has two…
Siemens and Duke Energy collaborate to offer expanded services to wind-energy operators
Siemens and Duke Energy Renewable Services have announced an agreement to offer North American wind-farm owners operations and maintenance services for multiple brands of turbines. Siemens and DukeEnergy will combine their complementary service capabilities on Siemens and other OEM equipment. The agreement offers a one-stop shop for customers who are managing multiple brands of turbines…
Siemens wins orders for five onshore wind projects in northern Germany
Siemens‘ direct-drive wind turbines are gaining ground in the German market. The company recently secured five orders for 23 of these state-of-the-art wind turbines. Two of the wind farms are situated in Germany’s northernmost state of Schleswig- Holstein, while the other three are to be erected in Lower Saxony. Installation of all five projects, comprising anywhere…
Siemens expands cooperation with wind safety provider OffTECBase
Keeping up with the latest standards can be vital to ensuring safety when work is being performed on wind turbines. OffTECBase, a safety and technology training course provider in Enge-Sande, Schleswig-Holstein, has worked closely with Siemens’ Wind Power and Renewables Division since 2010. Now the two companies want to take their collaboration to a new…
Siemens signs first long-term wind service extension in Thailand
Siemens has received an order to continue providing service and maintenance at the Korat 1 and Korat 2 wind projects in Nakorn Rachasrima Province in Northeastern Thailand for the next 13 years. The company will also provide performance-enhancing upgrades to the projects’ wind turbines. The Korat 1 and Korat 2 wind farms are the largest…
Siemens receives order for 44-MW onshore wind farm in Croatia
Siemens has been awarded a contract for the turbine supply of the Zadar VI Extension onshore wind project in Croatia. The project scope includes delivery and installation of 13 wind turbines of the type SWT-3.4-108 with a rating of 3.4 MW each and a 108-meter rotor. The turbines will be installed on steel towers with…
Siemens looks to improve onshore wind competitiveness with LM deal
A Flash Note from Make Consultants examines Siemens’ onshore positioning globally and the reasons that may have triggered its recent strategic moves.
Ventotec signs framework agreement for at least 200 Siemens’ turbines
German wind power plant project developer, Ventotec GmbH, is looking to work closely with Siemens. The firm has signed a framework agreement for the supply of at least 200 Siemens’ direct-drive wind turbines. The turbines will be deployed in a number of current and upcoming onshore projects being planned by Ventotec across Germany. Under the agreement,…
Siemens launches three new turbines based on one onshore direct-drive platform
Siemens has launched an extended portfolio of its onshore direct-drive wind turbines for optimum performance at low, medium-wind sites and for in noise-sensitive regions. Thanks to a modular platform concept, all three machines share the same nacelle design. Different controller settings and rotor diameters let the new turbines adapt to specific wind and site conditions. As…
Siemens low noise wind turbine blades inspired by silent flight of the owl
A serrated, fringed structure at the trailing edge, and small combs at the leading edge of the wings are believed to mitigate the low noise of the air flow by generating fine vortices.
Siemens researches thermal storage system for wind energy
In partnership with the Technical University Hamburg Harburg (TUHH) and urban utility company Hamburg Energie, Siemens is researching a storage solution in the Northern German city that will set a future standard in efficiency. How it works: after having been converted to heat in rock fill, excess wind energy is stored and protected with an insulated…