Many mining companies have started to investigate renewable energy options for powering their mines.
Siemens to build offshore wind project with innovative foundation and cable systems
Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug and Jysk Energi placed the winning bid following a tender from Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) for construction of “Nissum Bredning Vind,” a 28-MW pilot project in northern Denmark. The final investment decision has been made for the project, which includes important tests for future offshore wind technology. Siemens will supply its new 7-MW…
Siemens to showcase new onshore wind turbines and service innovation at WindEnergy Hamburg
At the WindEnergy 2016 trade show Siemens will showcase various innovations designed to address the challenges of the energy transition, appearing under the motto: “Smart solutions every step of the way.” From September 27 to 30, the company will showcase not only breadth of existing products and solutions for the entire value chain of wind…
Siemens to supply 64 turbines for 147-MW onshore project in the U.S.
Siemens has received an order to supply, install and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the onshore Grant Plains Wind project in Oklahoma. The customer is Apex Clean Energy. The wind power plant with a total capacity of 147 MW, and will generate enough power to supply more than 50,000 U.S. households with clean renewable energy.…
Siemens to supply turbines and service for third Apex Clean Energy project in Oklahoma
Siemens is filling an order from Apex Clean Energy to deliver and service 64 wind turbines for the Grant Plains Wind facility located in Grant County, Oklahoma. The 147-MW project is expected to be operational later this year. This latest collaboration follows Siemens’ successful completion of two previous orders from Apex Clean Energy in Oklahoma…
Holt to become CEO of Siemens’ Power-Generation Services Division
As of October 1, 2016, Tim Oliver Holt will take over as CEO of Siemens‘ Power-Generation Services Division. He has been the CEO of the Power and Gas Business Unit within the Power-Generation Services Division. The Division’s current CEO, Randy Zwirn, is retiring on October 1, 2016. “With Randy’s retirement we’re losing a highly experienced leader who…
Siemens secures follow-up onshore wind project in Australia
Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply, install, and commission 32 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2 MW and a rotor diameter of 113 meters for a wind farm in South Australia. The Hornsdale Stage 2 is an addition to the Hornsdale Stage 1 project, for which Siemens signed a contract back in…
Siemens to supply 141 turbines for wind-power plant in New Mexico and Texas
Siemens has contracted with Pattern Energy Group LP to deliver, install, and service a total of141 wind turbines for the Broadview Wind project. Broadview Wind combines two adjacent projects in New Mexico and Texas with a total installed capacity of 324 MW. Siemens’ installation of its 2.3-MW onshore turbines is scheduled to begin this month,…
Service operation vessel for Dutch Gemini project christened in Hamburg – third tailor-made service operation vessel for Siemens
The service operation vessel “Windea la cour” was built by Ulstein Verft Norway and has been chartered by Siemens for operations and maintenance support from Bernhard Schulte Offshore.
Siemens expands portfolio with 8-MW offshore wind turbine
Siemens’ direct-drive wind turbine technology for offshore and onshore wind turbines reaches the next development milestone: the latest addition to the offshore direct drive platform, the SWT-8.0-154, represents yet another significant step towards grid parity for offshore wind. The 8-MW turbine is based on the existing offshore direct-drive platform, incorporating only smaller evolutions. The first…
Siemens to supply turbines for onshore project 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…
Siemens 3.2-MW turbines are headed to Saxony
Siemens will supply three direct drive wind turbines, SWT-3.2-113 to be precise, for the onshore wind power plant Naundorf.
Siemens signs long-term wind service agreement in UK
Siemens has been awarded a long-term contract extension for service and maintenance at the 350-MW Clyde wind farm in Scotland. The customer is Clyde Windfarm (Scotland), LTD, owned by SSE, Greencoat UK Wind and GLIL. This is the sixth service agreement Siemens has signed with majority shareholder SSE since July 2015. The Clyde wind farm…
Fire prevention and protection for wind turbines offshore and on
By Hilmar Maas, Fire Safety Solutions Expert Siemens Building Technologies Division It is a rare occurrence but one that turbine owners aren’t willing to risk at a wind farm: a fire. The remote location of most wind projects and the sheer height of most turbines mean fire-fighting efforts if needed are too little too late. At…
Siemens presents cost out strategy for offshore wind by 2025
In early June, 2016, eleven members of the wind industry association Wind Europe issued a joined declaration containing the target of making offshore wind energy more cost competitive with conventional power generation within the coming years. At the Global Offshore Wind 2016 conference and exhibition in Manchester, England, Siemens as one of the first companies…
Siemens to showcase cost-efficient offshore wind technology at GOW 2016
Siemens will present technologies and services that will help lowering the levelized cost of electricity at the Global Offshore Wind 2016 (GOW) trade show in Manchester, England. As further steps in cost reduction are crucial to enable a sustainable, successful offshore wind industry, the company will showcase new technologies in wind turbines, grid connection, and…
Siemens at stand 140 at Global Offshore Wind 2016, Manchester, June 21-22
Siemens will present technologies and services that will help lowering the levelized cost of electricity at the Global Offshore Wind 2016 trade show in Manchester, England.
Siemens & Gamesa to merge wind businesses creating a leading wind power player
Gamesa shareholders to receive a cash payment of €3.75 per share funded by Siemens
Construction begins at Siemens wind-turbine plant in Cuxhaven
Siemens new offshore plant in Cuxhaven is quickly progressing. Only one year after the initial investment decision, construction at the building site is already beginning. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1,900 concrete piles, have already been completed. Construction of the actual building was officially started by Siemens with a recent…
From coal to renewables: Siemens to support Alberta energy transition with new collaboration agreement
The Government of Alberta and Siemens have entered into a new long-term collaborative relationship with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement is focusing on spurring new business opportunities, expanding Siemens’ footprint in the province, diversifying Alberta’s economy and helping the province transition to a low-carbon economy. It was signed by Alberta’s…