Siemens Gamesa has made the 100th installation of its 5MW-plus onshore platform.
The first Siemens Gamesa 5.X prototypes were installed in Denmark and Spain at the beginning of 2021. The 100th wind turbine was installed at the 372MW Bjornberget wind farm near Ange, Sweden, for partners Prime Capital and Enlight.
Designed and built in Agreda, Spain, and Vagos, Portugal, the Siemens Gamesa 5.X is now installed in six projects in Sweden and Brazil, just one year after it was first introduced at the Skaftasen wind farm in Sweden.
The Siemens Gamesa 5.X is the largest unit capacity in the onshore portfolio, with a rated capacity of up to 7MW, and the largest rotor diameters, 155 and 170 metres, resulting in maximum performance in high, medium and low-wind conditions.
“To reach a century of 5.X onshore wind turbines installed in such a short time is a huge achievement for everyone in Siemens Gamesa, especially in the face of tough external challenges over the last few years,” said Clark MacFarlane, CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s operations in Northern Europe and the Middle East.
“The platform is delivering for our customers and for the end users of the megawatts of renewable electricity they are generating, and we now look forward to reaching the next 100 of these wind turbines installed even sooner.”
Enlight CEO Gilad Yavetz added: “We would like to congratulate Siemens Gamesa for achieving this important milestone as we work together to bring a new era of clean energy to the region.
“Completing the Bjornberget project shall be an important achievement also for Enlight as we grow into one of the leading global renewable energy companies. We expect Bjornberget wind farm, one of the largest onshore farms in Europe, to generate first green power soon, and reach full commercial operation during the first quarter of 2023.”