The company took advantage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent visit to Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals, to sign memorandums of understanding to supply wind power and railway technologies to Russia with a total value of several billion Euros.
“Green technologies from Siemens will help Russia reach its targets for energy efficiency and climate protection,” said Peter Löscher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens. Under the wind agreement, Siemens is to install wind turbines with a total capacity of up to 1,250 MW in Russia by 2015. In order to manufacture most of the products in Russia, three joint ventures with Russian partners are planned.
The wind component of the agreement provides for the establishment of a joint venture that will create a production centre in the country, the location of which has not yet been determined. The joint venture will be led by Siemens and owned by public corporations and the Russian company, RusHydro Rostechnologii.
This week, the German multinational also signed a supply agreement with renewable energy subsidiary Scottish & Souther Electric Energy (SSER). Under the agreement, Siemens will supply 68 of its 2.3-MW turbines for the Griffin wind farm, located 30 kilometres from the city of Perth, which is expected to be connected to the grid in 2012. In addition to supplying and installing the machines, Siemens will also be responsible for their maintenance over the first five years.
Of the 68 turbines, 61 will have a 101 meter rotor diameter, while the remaining seven turbines will have a rotor diameter of 93 metres. This is the second contract that Siemens has been awarded by SSER, following a commitment to supply 350 MW to the Scottish electricity utility for the Clyde wind farm, which will also become operational in 2012.
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