Siemens Receives 500 MW Wind Turbine Order; Plans Doubling of US Rotor Blade Facility

May 12, 2008 – Vol.13 No.8

Siemens Receives 500 MW Wind Turbine Order; Plans Doubling of US Rotor Blade Facility in Iowa.

FPL Energy has ordered 218, 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbines to be installed at several wind farms across the US. Set for delivery in 2009 the supply contract includes delivery, technical field assistance and commissioning.

The blades for the units will be manufactured at Siemens’ new production facility in Iowa, which opened in 2007. To support the growth in the world’s largest market for clean wind power, the US, Siemens will expand this factory, located in the town of Fort Madison. The expansion will create more than 200 new green collar jobs.

“This order is evidence of the tremendous growth that Siemens Energy is experiencing in the wind energy business,” stated RenÈ Umlauft, CEO of the Siemens Renewable Energy Division. “FPL Energy is a very important customer, and we are pleased that they have chosen us once again to supply our high-quality wind turbines for their projects.” In 2006 and 2007, Siemens installed wind turbines with a combined capacity of 600 MW for FPL Energy wind farms in Texas, Minnesota and North Dakota. The Florida-based energy provider is the largest operator of wind farms in the United States with 56 projects in 16 states currently in operation.

The Siemens Energy Sector is a leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. (5/8/08)

Links:

Siemens Power Generation
http://www.powergeneration.siemens.com

FPL Energy
http://www.fplenergy.com

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