Siemens Gamesa Launches 10 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
January 16 2019 - 3:21AM
Dow Jones News
By Nathan Allen
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (SGRE.MC) said Wednesday that
it has launched an offshore wind turbine with the capacity to
generate more than 10 megawatts of power, its largest ever
model.
The SG 10.0-193 DD turbine has a 30% higher annual energy
production than its predecessor and will be ready for market by
2022, Siemens Gamesa said.
Siemens Gamesa estimates that an offshore wind park with 20 of
these turbines would cover the annual electricity consumption of a
city the size of Liverpool.
The new turbine marks the German-Spanish group's entry into the
race to build ever-larger offshore turbines that can generate more
power at lower wind speeds, ultimately bringing down costs for
operators.
Last September, Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS.KO)
launched its own 10 MW turbine, while General Electric Co. (GE)
announced it would invest $400 million to build the world's first
12 MW model over the next three to five years.
Write to Nathan Allen at nathan.allen@dowjones.com
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