Tag: Siemens
Siemens to supply auto-tech to sugar refinery
Siemens has received a contract to equip a sugar refinery, operating in North America, with electrical and control technology. Currently under construction in Gramercy, Louisiana, the plant will be owned and operated by Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR), a joint venture between Sugar Growers and Refiners
Siemens secures wind power order
Siemens Energy (Siemens) has received an order for an offshore wind power plant from DONG Energy. Siemens will be responsible for providing up to 89 wind turbines for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the North Sea, off the German coast. Upon completion, the wind power plant will have a total capacity of 320MW, able to deliver clean electricity to approximately 330,000 German households. The plant will be located in the North Sea, 80km northwest of Emden and 55km off the German coast. As per the contract, Siemens will supply, install and commission the wind turbines over a 36sq/km area, at water depths of up to 29m. Each turbine has a capacity of 3.6MW and a rotor diameter of 120m. Siemens has also signed a five-year service, maintenance, and warranty agreement for the units with an extension option. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013 with first power production by 2014.
Siemens supplies wind turbines
Dan Tysk Offshore Wind GmbH ordered 80 wind turbines from Siemens for the Dan Tysk wind farm.
SolarFocus customer magazine
Siemens has released its SolarFocus customer magazine in an English language version and also as a download or for reading online.
UK: offshore wind farm
A joint venture has been formed by RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens to build the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm 18km off the North Wales coast.
New photovoltaic inverter family
Siemens has announced that it is set to substantially extend its share in the PV (photovoltaics) inverter market.