- Siemens to supply and service 21 G2
platform onshore wind turbines
- New project located near Siemens
Hutchinson, Kansas nacelle assembly plant
Siemens announces that it will supply 21 wind turbines to NJR
Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey
Resources (NJR), for the 48-megawatt, Kansas-based Alexander wind
project, located in Rush, Kan. A service and maintenance agreement
was also signed to help ensure the turbines operate at optimal
levels.
28 wind turbines for Alexander wind
project in Kansas: NJR Clean Energy Ventures has ordered 28 units
of the type Siemens SWT-2.3-108. (Photo: Business Wire)
NJRCEV will be investing up to approximately $85 million in the
Alexander project, and is responsible for constructing, owning and
operating the wind farm. The Alexander wind project is expected to
be operational in the fall of 2015.
The Alexander project, located 120 miles northwest of Wichita,
covers 7,000 acres of rural agricultural land, and will produce
energy for customers through PPAs.
The project’s 21 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines are part of Siemens
G2 platform of onshore geared products – the workhorse of Siemens
installed portfolio with rotor diameters optimized for all wind
conditions. The G2 platform features highly-engineered, designed
and manufactured components, exceptional reliability, intelligence
and low operational costs for an optimized return on
investment.
The nacelles for this project will be assembled at Siemens
nearby facility in Hutchinson, Kan. and the blades will be
manufactured at the Siemens blade facility in Fort Madison,
Iowa.
“We have 400 employees at our Hutchinson facility, and take a
tremendous amount of pride in our community, our company,
supporting our customers and what we manufacture. This project has
a special meaning, as the Alexander wind farm is just up the road
from our nacelle assembly plant,” says Jacob Andersen, CEO Onshore
Americas, Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division.
Siemens recently hit the 10-GW installed capacity milestone in
the Americas, with its 5,600 installed wind turbines in Canada, the
U.S. and South America. Nearly 5,000 wind turbines are in the U.S.,
and are capable of producing clean, renewable power for more than
2.5 million households every day.
“Wind power in the U.S. continues to show its value as a
reliable, cost-effective and clean form of energy, and this
partnership between a committed investor, high-quality vendors and
willing customers is a great example of the commitment to wind
power and renewable energy in the U.S.,” adds Andersen.
Siemens 300,000-square-foot plant in Hutchinson assembles
nacelles, which sit atop the wind tower, supporting the rotor and
housing components for electric power generation, including the
gearbox, the drive train and the control electronics. The
90-ton nacelles produced there are used in Siemens reliable G2
2.3-MW wind turbine product family.
Siemens has invested heavily in its wind power business, with
the Americas representing more than 50 percent of its installed
base during the past 10 years. The company opened its Americas
headquarters for Wind Power in Orlando, Fla. in 2005. In 2006,
Siemens started producing wind turbine blades at the Siemens Blade
Facility in Fort Madison, Iowa. The Company then opened a nacelle
assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kan. in 2010, which was followed
by another blade factory in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada in 2011.
Siemens also has an R&D facility in Boulder, Colorado, and its
Americas Offshore office is located in Boston, Mass.
Siemens has also invested in Wind Power Services, with a
state-of-the-art training center in Orlando, as well as locations
in Houston, Goldendale, Wash., Woodward, Okla. and Chatham,
Ontario, Canada. In total, Siemens employs more than 1,700
employees in its U.S. wind and wind service businesses.
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables is a leading supplier of
reliable, environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient renewable
energy solutions. Driving down the cost of wind power is our key
target as we strive to make renewable energy fully competitive with
conventional energy sources.
For more information about Siemens Wind Power and Renewables,
visit bit.ly/SiemensWindEnergy
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Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a
global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering
excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality
for more than 165 years. With 343,000 employees in more than 200
countries, Siemens reported worldwide revenue of approximately $98
billion in fiscal 2014. Siemens in the USA reported revenue of
$22.2 billion, including $5.2 billion in exports, and employs
approximately 46,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto
Rico.
New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company
that provides safe and reliable natural gas and renewable energy
services, including transportation, distribution and asset
management. With annual revenues of $2 billion, NJR is comprised of
five key businesses, including NJR Clean Energy Ventures, a leading
renewable energy company that invests in, owns and operates solar
and onshore wind projects with a total capacity in excess of 93
megawatts, providing residential and commercial customers with low
carbon solutions.
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SiemensContact for journalistsRobert Bartels,
770-751-2207robert.bartels@siemens.com
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