Siemens secures 53MW Scotland wind order

Siemens has secured the order for the Blackcraig Hill onshore wind power plant in Scotland. The 53 megawatt (MW) wind project located in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway will consist of 23 wind turbines of the Siemens G2 platform. The contract also includes a 20-year service agreement. Commissioning is scheduled for the spring of 2017.

This is the second project in which the customer Blue Energy, one of the UK’s leading investors and developers of renewable energy infrastructure, has worked together with Siemens after the 21MW Middlewick project on the Dengie peninsula three kilometers east of Southminster, completed in 2014. For the Blackcraig project, Blue Energy has again selected the proven technology of the geared Siemens G2 onshore turbine as well as the expert service and maintenance offered by Siemens. The Blackcraig Hill site is exposed to strong and consistent winds from the Irish Sea and the SWT-2.3-93, with a rotor diameter of 93 meters, will provide high energy yields. The project relies heavily on local content including construction work as well as service and maintenance jobs once the plant is operational. The project is expected to supply clean energy for more than 35,000 households and at the same time generate annual community benefits of nearly 7,000 Euros per MW capacity since Blue Energy allocates a share of revenues to community benefit initiatives.

Christopher Dean, CEO of Blue Energy, commented, “We are delighted to be working with Siemens again. Both the proven performance of the G2 platform and the specific characteristics of the site itself made the SWT-2.3-93 the clear choice for us.”

“Wind energy makes a significant contribution not only to a clean energy supply in Scotland but also to the local economies,” says Thomas Richterich, CEO Onshore of the Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division. “In this context we are glad to collaborate again with Blue Energy to make wind energy the most beneficial energy source for society.”

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Siemens secures 53MW Scotland wind order

Minnesota Power orders first Siemens wind turbines in output-enhanced 3-MW class

Siemens Energy has been awarded a major order by Minnesota Power for 64 units of the company’s latest 3-MW D3 platform wind turbines to be installed at the Bison Wind Energy Center near New Salem, North Dakota. The innovative wind turbines feature a 113-m rotor and 92.5-m hub height and thus increased rating of 3.2 MW. Turbine installation is scheduled to begin in mid-June 2014, and commercial operation is slated for December 2014. The scope of supply includes transportation, installation and commissioning, as well as a three-year service and maintenance agreement.

Capacity of Siemens‘ 3-MW D3 platform wind turbines increases to 3.2 MW thanks to larger rotors and higher towers.

“With our innovative 3-MW direct drive turbine we are increasing annual energy output with a larger rotor and a higher tower,” states Dr. Markus Tacke, CEO of Siemens Wind Power. “We greatly value Minnesota Power’s confidence in our technologies and services and are very pleased to partner with them once again as they continue to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable power to their customers.”

The blades will be manufactured at Siemens’ facility in Fort Madison, Iowa. Also, the D3 nacelle component will be assembled in Hutchinson, Kansas. Assembly of this specific major component was recently moved from the company’s nacelle facility in Brande, Denmark, to Hutchinson, Kansas, which further demonstrates the company’s commitment to the U.S. wind industry.

“We’re pleased to partner with a world leader like Siemens as wind energy production develops and matures,” said Minnesota Power Chief Operating Officer Brad Oachs. “With the help of Siemens, we’ve integrated new direct drive technology into our Bison project while at the same time staying ahead of Minnesota’s aggressive renewable energy standard.”

By 2025, utilities in Minnesota are required to supply 25% of their power from renewables. Operators of nuclear power plants have to reach 30% renewables even earlier by 2020.

The 205-MW Bison 4 addition will increase Minnesota Power’s Bison Wind Energy Center’s total MW output to nearly 500 MW. Siemens also supplied all of the wind turbines for the previous three phases of the Bison Wind Energy Center, which went into commercial operation in 2010 and 2012.

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.

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Minnesota Power orders first Siemens wind turbines in output-enhanced 3-MW class