Siemens Gamesa is again leading the offshore revolution in Germany with a 913MWfirm order fromcustomerØrsted.50kmoff the coast of Lower Saxonyin the German North Sea, three constituent areaswithin the overall development contribute to the 913MW total export capacity.
In addition to the installation of the83offshore direct drive windturbines, Siemens Gamesa has been awarded amulti-yearcontract to service the turbines.
"We are delighted to be again partneringwithØrsted in another important offshoreproject. This huge wind power plantfeaturing ourSG 11.0-200 offshoreDirect Drive machineswill providebothclean green energy tomore thanone millionhouseholds for decades to come,andalsomake a significant contribution towards energy security for Germany,"says Marc Becker, CEO of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Business Unit.
The installation of Borkum Riffgrund 3 is expected to begin 2024, with commissioning anticipated to be completed in 2025. The preferred supplier agreement between Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted for Borkum Riffgrund 3 was announced on March 4,2020
The SG 11.0-200 DD machine which will be used features a capacity of 11 MW with a 200-meter rotor. It utilizes 97-meter-long Siemens Gamesa B97 blades, with a huge31,400 m2swept area.
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