Global Wind Service (GWS) has been chosen as partner for the installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines at the Skaftasen and Bjornberget wind farms in Sweden.
Skaftasen will consist of 35 Siemens Gamesa 5.8-155 turbines – the first project in the world to feature the company’s 5.X platform.
The wind farm is located near the town Sveg, Harjedalen, Jamtlands Lan, in central Sweden and once complete, will produce 231MW yearly.
Siemens Gamesa head of project execution onshore Markus Wiemann said: “Global Wind Service have proven a long-term partner for (Siemens Gamesa) both in the Onshore and Offshore wind business.
“A partnership approach and close collaboration with suppliers and customers are critical for success in our industry.
“This is even more true for a new turbine generation.
“We are happy to work with GWS on the introduction of this pioneering new technology platform.
“(Siemens Gamesa) has sold more than 2GW on the 5.X platform and we see further strong interest from customers around the world.”
Global Wind Service chief commercial officer Lars Petersen added: “The 5.X turbine is a powerful next generation platform, and we are very excited to be involved in the very first large-scale installation projects.
“As an independent service provider as us, it’s crucial that we keep developing and are able to adapt our work to the new turbine platforms.
“Therefore, it was important for us, to take part in the test installation at Havsore earlier this year.
“We gained important learnings and experience, which we are now able to utilise and transfer to both Skaftasen, and Bjornberget.”