Siemens to provide wind turbines for 51MW project in Japan

Siemens Energy has secured a contract from Eurus Energy Holdings to provide turbines for the 51MW wind power project to be constructed in Japan.

Under the contract, Siemens will supply 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101 for the Eurus Yurikogen project being built on the North West Coast of the country.

Siemens has also signed an agreement to provide service and maintenance for the project for a term of five years.

The wind turbines ordered for installation will have a capacity of 3MW and a rotor diameter of 101m, while installation and commissioning of the project is slated to begin in January 2016.

The latest order for Siemens from Japan reinforces the increased interest of the Asian market in direct drive wind turbines, following orders for the Akita Port project in 2013 and recently for a project in South Korea.

The gearless wind turbine has half the components and fewer rotating parts, compared to conventional technology, according to Siemens.

Siemens Wind Power onshore Asia Pacific head Bernhard Mueller said, "By providing competitive Cost of Energy to our customer, we are fulfilling our commitment to further benefit local society with more clean and renewable energy."

Eurus Energy corporate communications and environmental management office general manager Mitsue Usami said the project is going to be third largest wind farm in Japan.

"With advanced wind turbine technology, we sincerely hope that the wind farm will contribute to the local community development together with the people in Akita," Usami added.

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Image: Siemens SWT-3.0-101 wind turbines were ordered for the Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant in Japan. Photo: Courtesy of Siemens Energy.