Siemens bags 10-year maintenance deal with Minnesota Power

Siemens has inked an agreement with the US energy company Minnesota Power to provide service and maintenance for D3-platform wind turbines at the Bison Wind Energy Center in North Dakota for a decade.

Under the terms of the deal, Siemens will provide service and maintenance for 149 D3-platform wind turbines installed in the first three phases of the Bison Wind Energy Center.

The wind turbines comprise 85 SWT-3.0-101 direct drive turbines at Bison Phase 1B, Bison 2 and Bison 3, and 64 SWT-3.2-113 units at Bison 4, the last phase of the project.

The 3MW D3-platform turbines at Bison 4 have a 113m rotor and 92.5m hub height.

Siemens wind service and renewables business CEO Mark Albenze said: "Siemens and Minnesota Power have a long history of working together and this is a continuation of our ongoing collaboration.

"A committed supporter of renewable energy, Minnesota Power boasts the largest fleet of Siemens’ D3 turbines in the U.S. We look forward to working closely with them to help with the continued reliability, affordability and sustainability of their renewable energy projects."

With commissioning of Bison 4 scheduled in January, Bison complex’s total capacity grew to nearly 500MW, which makes it the largest wind energy project in the state of North Dakota.

Siemens, presently, offers service and maintenance for over 3,700 installed wind turbines in the Americas region and over 9,000 globally, with a total generating capacity of around 22GW.

In March this year, the company won service extension for Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm in UK.

This wind farm is located on the eastern end of the Constable Bank between Abergele and Rhos-on-Sea, about 8km off the coast of North Wales.

 

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Image:Siemens is providing long-term service and maintenance at the Bison Wind Energy Center, located near New Salem, North Dakota. Photo courtesy of Siemens AG.