Siemens said that the contract for a total capacity of more than 200MW is the largest order Siemens has ever received for offshore wind turbines.
Siemens said that the installation of the wind turbines for the Horns Rev II project is expected to begin in early 2009, with startup slated for the end of 2009. The 91 SWT-93 type wind turbines, with a capacity of 2.3MW each, will be installed offshore at water depths of nine to 17 meters.
The contract between Dong Energy and Siemens covers delivery and installation of the turbines, as well as service and maintenance.
Andreas Nauen, head of Siemens’s wind power division, said: This order is also an important signal to the international market with regard to the expansion of Danish wind power capacity, both when it comes to positioning Denmark in the rapidly growing offshore wind power market, and particularly for the global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
