Germany - Siemens to provide turbines to Anholt offshore wind farm

German industrial conglomerate Siemens will supply 111 wind turbines to Denmark’s largest offshore wind power plant, the 400 MW Anholt Offshore Wind Farm that is being built by Denmark-headquartered Dong Energy. Siemens Energy will supply wind turbines with a capacity of 3.6 MW and a rotor diameter of 120 metres to the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm project. The wind turbines will be produced at Siemens plant in Brande in Denmark and installed off the east coast of Denmark, 20 km off the northeastern coast of the Jutland peninsula. The wind farm is scheduled for commissioning in 2013.

The scope of supply for Siemens includes the manufacturing, installation, and commissioning of the wind turbines. The construction of the wind farm will represent a total investment of DKK 10 billion (US$1.65 billion). According to the tender awarded to Dong by the Danish Energy Agency, the wind farm must come online by the end of 2012, with completion of commissioning by the end of 2013. If not, delays will result in a reduced tariff income and a penalty if all turbines are not connected to the grid by 31 December 2013 at the latest. The 400MW Anholt Offshore Wind Farm will feature a capacity almost twice that of Horns Rev 2, currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation at 209 MW.

In 2009, Dong Energy built Horns Rev 2 in the Danish sector of the North Sea. In the UK, Dong Energy recently inaugurated the wind farm Gunfleets Sands 1+2, and is currently involved in three more offshore wind farm projects in the UK.

For more information please contact Trevor Sievert at ts@windfair.net