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Innovation in world´s largest floating wind farm by Siemens Gamesa can open new offshore areas
Five Siemens Gamesa turbines of Six-Megawatt-class have now been installed on floating foundations in Stord, Norway, at the 30 MW “Hywind Scotland” project – the world’s largest floating wind farm Strong collaboration between Siemens Gamesa and Norwegian company Statoil can make a new step towards unlocking offshore areas in the future and develop a niche into a large ...
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Siemens Gamesa delivers wind turbines for four onshore projects in Germany with a total capacity of 50 megawatts
Proven direct-drive technology is being deployed in new Onshore projects in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, for which Siemens Gamesa will deliver 16 wind turbines with a total capacity of 50.6 megawatts (MW)1. Individualized planning and flexible technology helped some of these projects to qualify for the necessary approvals: in Geestpark Almdorf, Siemens Gamesa fully met site ...
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Siemens well on track to become one of the world’s top three providers of wind turbines
Siemens continues to expand its international manufacturing network in the rapidly growing wind power business: This week, the technology company opened in Shanghai its first rotor blade manufacturing plant in China, a new nacelle production in Hutchinson, Kansas, and has selected Tillsonburg in Ontario for its Canadian rotor blade manufacturing site. The investment volume for the three new ...
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Siemens Gamesa builds Arkona wind power facility in record time
The Arkona power plant has 385 MW of total capacity and will supply electricity to around 400,000 average German households annually. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has reportedly announced that it has successfully installed Arkona offshore wind power plant in record time of five months in Germany. The owners E.ON and Equinor officially opened the Arkona offshore wind power plant on ...
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Siemens to Open U.S. Wind Service Distribution Center in Woodward, Oklahoma
With a continued strategic focus on providing increased efficiency to its wind power customers, Siemens Energy today announced plans for implementation of new wind service warehousing operations in Woodward, Oklahoma. Construction of two facilities will begin this month and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. With a total of 64,000 square feet, the combined main component, tooling and ...
By Siemens AG
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Siemens Opens U.S. Wind Service Distribution Center in Woodward, Oklahoma
Siemens Energy, along with state and local public officials, and a host of community leaders, celebrated the official grand opening of the new 64,000-square-foot wind service distribution center in Woodward, Oklahoma, today. The establishment of this new facility underscores Siemens' commitment to providing increased efficiency to its wind power customers throughout the region. With its ...
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One-stop fulfillment: Siemens Gamesa to supply EnBW Albatros offshore wind power plant as first German full-scope-project
Following the 497-megawatt (MW) order for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind power-plant, EnBW has also awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the installation of the neighboring 112-MW-project EnBW Albatros. The scope of supply includes 16 direct-drive SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines on monopile foundations and the grid connection via a Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM). Siemens Gamesa will ...
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Global Wind Turbine Gearbox Market to Exceed $8 Billion by 2020, Wind Rotor Blades Drop to 49K Units Installed
The global wind power market witnessed tremendous growth in 2011, as annual wind power capacity installations recovered after a slight dip in 2010. In fact, Global wind energy installed capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.5% from 74,122 Megawatts (MW) in 2006 to 240,000 MW in 2011. The wind turbine industry provides employment to over 450,000 people worldwide. ...
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Floating wind developers focus on lean multiples as competition mounts
Floating wind developers are cutting design weight, maximizing onshore build capability and gaining lender support, but the jump to commercial arrays will require state-level measures, industry experts said. On October 5, Shell, Innogy and Stiesdal Offshore Technologies (SOT) signed a cooperation agreement to build a demonstration floating wind project using SOT’s modular ...
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National Wind Technology Center begins first Validation of Wave Energy Conversion Device
The National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has begun validation work on the first water power technology ever tested in an NREL dynamometer facility. Representatives from Columbia Power Technologies, NREL and project partners celebrate the start of generator testing for the Columbia Power wave energy generator. "Though ...
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National Wind Technology Center Begins First Validation of Wave Energy Conversion Device
The National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has begun validation work on the first water power technology ever tested in an NREL dynamometer facility. “Though designed to benefit the wind industry, the NWTC’s large dynamometer facility is being leveraged to help advance new ocean energy technology,” ...
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