Siemens to provide wind turbines for 21 MW Futuren project in France | REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world

Siemens Wind Power has received an order for a new onshore wind project in the southwest of France. The new wind power plant, owned by Futuren, an international independent renewable energy producer, will be installed on a site close to the towns of Courant and Nachamps (Charente-Maritime) in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It will consist of seven units of the Siemens direct-drive onshore wind turbine SWT-3.2-113. The contract includes service and maintenance over a period of 21 years.

The picture shows a direct-drive wind turbine

Siemens will provide seven direct-drive wind turbines each with a rotor diameter of 113 meters and a rating of 3.2 MW.

Once in operation, the wind farm with its total capacity of 21 megawatts (MW) will supply clean energy for almost 24,000 households. Commissioning is planned for 2018.

“We are proud to continue our collaboration with the Futuren Group as this international company is an important player in the French renewable market,” states Thomas Richterich, CEO Onshore at Siemens Wind Power. “At the same time the new project strengthens our direct-drive technology in France.”

“A successful first implementation in the Somme department (North of France) with direct-drive wind turbines, has convinced us to make the same choice once again,” says Fady Khallouf, CEO of Futuren. “Based on a long-term balanced industrial relationship with Siemens, we are today ordering wind turbines of the same type for our future wind farm in the Charente-Maritime department (south-west of France).”

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Siemens Wind Power is the separately managed wind business of Siemens AG. Siemens Wind Power is a leading supplier of reliable, environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient renewable energy solutions. Driving down the cost of wind power is our key target as we strive to make renewable energy fully competitive with conventional energy sources. Providing highly reliable and cost-efficient wind turbines, Siemens Wind Power offers solutions to meet both business and environmental needs. With over 35,000 megawatts of wind power installed, our wind power units deliver clean, renewable energy from offshore and onshore installations around the world. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens Wind Power generated revenue of €5,976 billion and net income of €464 million and has around 14.500 employees worldwide.