Siemens Gamesa has secured an order to supply its biggest model onshore wind turbine for an 86MW project in Sweden.
The company will provide 13 SG 5.8-155 machines for the Rodene project, near Alingsas and will service the turbines for 15 years.
Rodene is being developed in a forested area with medium speed winds and wind turbulences.
The turbines will be installed in 2021 and will be hosted at two different tower heights to maximise energy yield. They will have capacities of up to 6.6MW.
RES is constructing the wind project, which has been acquired by European renewables investor Mirova.
The agreement takes the order intake for Siemens Gamesa’s 5.X platform in Sweden to 363MW.
Siemens Gamesa onshore business unit chief executive Alfonso Faubel said: “I am particularly pleased to see how we are broadening the customer base of our Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform.
“RES is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable developers in the renewable industry and it is rewarding to strengthen a partnership that dates back 20 years.
“Investors, utilities and developers have already placed orders for the Siemens Gamesa 5.X, demonstrating the trust of our customers in the technology.”
Turbines from the same platform will be also installed in the 231MW Skaftaasen and 46MW Knostad wind projects, both in Sweden.