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UK wind turbine contracts
The second quarter of the year saw 20 wind turbine supply contracts awarded to projects in the UK. Three of the contracts were for offshore wind projects, with the remaining 17 awarded to onshore wind projects. Of note within the offshore wind contracts is the Beatrice project which will consist of 84 Siemens 7MW turbines. SSE holds a 40% stake in the project, while Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and China’s SDIC Power hold a 35% and 25% stake respectively. The project achieved financial close in May 2016. UK wind turbine supply contracts 25 20
The third contract of the quarter went to MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the supply of five 8.3MW turbines to EDF Energy Renewables’ 41.5MW Blyth offshore wind demonstration project, situated approximately 6km off the coast of Blyth. Turbine installation is set to take place in 2017. Moving onto onshore wind projects, the second quarter was particularly successful for turbine supplier Senvion which was awarded eight wind turbine supply contracts in the UK. Four of the contracts were awarded for projects located in England, while four contracts were for projects located in Scotland. Senvion will also supply turbines to the Tormywheel project in West Lothian. After winning the contract in May 2016, Senvion will deliver 15 MM92 2.05MW turbines in November 2016. Nordex were awarded three contracts in the UK, two of which are for projects in Northern Ireland. Vestas, GE and Enercon GmbH were each awarded two contracts respectively.
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Siemens were also confirmed as the wind turbine supplier for the East Anglia 1 project. The project developer is ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola SA. The 714MW offshore wind farm will be the largest project in terms of capacity for which Siemens has supplied turbines. The turbines will be installed on jacket foundations and the blades will be produced at Siemens’ Green Port Hull facility. Great Yarmouth has been selected as the preassembly base. Siemens will also be responsible for servicing the project for an initial period of five years. Sign up for the EICOnline newsletter
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Data is sourced from the world leading EICDataStream online project tracking database, which tracks projects proposed or under development in the global energy industry. For more information please visit: www.the-eic.com/EICDataStream EIC Monitor is published on a quarterly basis.
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