Siemens has received its first order from J-Wind Setana to supply, install, and commission 16 direct-drive wind turbines with a capacity of 3.2 MW each. The customer is a joint venture between Electric Power Development Co. and Hokutaku Co. The wind-power plant, Setana Osato, has a total capacity of 50 MW and will be installed…
Siemens video showcases construction of innovative concrete-tower technology
The company has released a video depicting the construction of this concrete wind turbine tower technology that is designed to capture stronger winds at higher altitudes
Siemens signs first balance-of-plant wind service agreement in U.S.
Siemens has signed a long-term contract extension for service and maintenance at the 152-MW Keenan II wind farm in Oklahoma that will add balance of plant (BoP) to the scope and extend it for another 15 years. This marks the first long-term BoP wind service agreement in the U.S. for Siemens. The customer is CPV…
Siemens to showcase cost-efficient wind technology at AWEA WINDPOWER 2016
Siemens will participate in the upcoming American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans (May 23 to 26), showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the U.S. and North American wind industry. Siemens is focused on bringing down the cost of energy (LCoE) and making wind energy competitive…
Siemens intros concrete tower to reduce energy costs
Siemens has announced the commercial launch of a concrete wind turbine tower technology that places turbines in stronger winds at higher altitudes – resulting in more potential energy production and increased project revenue.
Siemens onshore wind turbine ready to enter German market
Siemens’ high-performance wind turbine for medium to low-wind sites has reached the next milestone. The onshore wind turbine SWT-3.3-130, with hub heights of 85, 115 and 130 meters, has successfully passed independent type testing and is now certified by TÜV Nord according to the current DIBt-guidelines. The certificate lets operators to get the authorization for specific…
Siemens receives order for 102 turbines for offshore wind-power plant
Siemens has received a major order for its offshore wind-power business: the company is to supply, install, and commission 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 7 MW and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, for the East Anglia ONE project. The customer is ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. The 714-MW wind-power…
Siemens introduces Digital Services for Energy, powered by Sinalytics
Experts say that the digital universe will double in size every two years and that by 2020 will reach 44 zettabytes, or 44 trillion gigabytes, containing nearly as many digital bits as there are stars in the universe (source: IDC). With advanced analytics, this Big Data is being transformed into smart data, revolutionizing business models…
Siemens wins order for offshore wind-power plant in the German Baltic Sea
Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 60 direct-drive offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 MW. The customer for the project is a consortium between the German power provider E.ON based in Essen, and the Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil headquartered in Stavanger. When the project…
Siemens to provide direct-drive wind turbines for a new wind farm in Japan
Siemens has secured its third wind-power order from Japan’s largest wind-power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation headquartered in Tokyo. Siemens will supply 13 direct-drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.2-101 (rated at 3.2 MW each) for the 41.6-MW Eurus Higashi Yurihara wind-power plant. The plant is being developed in Yurihonjo city, located in the north of the…
Siemens selected as technology partner for natural gas-fueled power plant in Ohio
The facility will be a Siemens 2×1 SCC6-8000H Flex-Plant combined cycle power plant, featuring the Siemens H-class technology in a facility designed for fast, flexible operation to support renewable integration.
CWind to provide wind-service technicians to Siemens in Germany
CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has won a contract to provide a team of wind technicians to support Siemens’ O&M services at offshore wind farms in Germany. CWind has been supporting Siemens with an array of services in the UK and Germany for several years. The recent contract win with Siemens further…
Siemens to build rotor-blade factory for wind turbines in Morocco
Siemens and the Moroccan government have reached an important agreement. Siemens will build a factory in Morocco to manufacture rotor blades for onshore wind turbines, creating up to 700 jobs and thereby tripling Siemens’ footprint in the country. The construction of the factory is expected to start as early as the spring of 2016, and…
Siemens to install 54-MW onshore wind-power plant in Turkey
Siemens has been awarded an order for the Kinik onshore wind power plant in the Turkish province of Kinik, located 80 kilometers north of the city of Izmir. A total of 17 direct-drive wind turbines rated at 3.2-MW capacity each will be installed at the onshore project close to the coast of the Aegean Sea.…
Siemens 7-MW offshore turbine reaches final stage in development process
The development of Siemens’ offshore flagship 7-MW wind turbine has reached its final stage, and successfully passed final type certification. Field testing of the SWT-7.0-154 was recently extended with a second prototype. Grid performance, quality, and safety are currently being tested on both machines. Obtaining type certification marked the final milestone in the development process…
Siemens wins order for HVDC link between Denmark and Holland
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids from grid service provider Danish Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. The COBRA cable, high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the integration of renewable energy sources into the power…
Siemens receives wind turbine orders for two onshore projects in Ireland
Siemens has received two orders for onshore wind projects in Ireland. With 36 Siemens D3 direct drive wind turbines, the Cloosh Valley Wind Farm – also known as Galway Wind Park Phase 2 – will add 108 MW to Ireland’s renewable energy capacity. A second order includes 20 SWT-3.2-101 wind turbines for the Irish Sliabh…
Siemens to supply wind turbines to first Finnish offshore wind farm
Siemens has been awarded its first commercial offshore wind order from Finland. The company will supply, install, and commission 10 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 4 MW and a rotor diameter of 130 meters, for the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The customer is Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, a wind-power producer owned…
DNV GL issues Type Certificate for Siemens new flagship 7-MW offshore wind turbine
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has awarded Siemens Wind Power with final Type Certification for its new 7-MW offshore wind turbine SWT-7.0-154, confirming full IEC-61400-22 compliance ahead of schedule. The new award-winning Siemens model delivers nearly 10% more energy production than its predecessor under offshore wind conditions, while…
Pattern Energy completes 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm in Indiana
Growing its operational capacity, Pattern Energy Group announced that construction has completed for the 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana and the wind farm is now fully operational. The facility will sell 100% of the electricity produced to Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will supply the electricity to the electric grids…