The customer for the project is Pattern Energy and the 150 MW wind farm will provide clean green energy to Amazon Web Services with installation to begin in July. Commissioning of the wind farm is scheduled for the first quarter of 2016. Siemens will also provide long-term servicing for the wind turbines.
“US technology companies such as Amazon are increasingly covering their rising energy demands with clean wind-based power” said Thomas Richterich, CEO of the Unit Onshore markets within the Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division. “We are pleased to be part of this, together with our customer over many years, Pattern Energy, to render wind power sustainable and affordable.”
Siemens Financial Services (SFS) will also be providing $150 million of construction financing for Fowler Ridge. The early involvement of SFS in the structuring of an innovative financing solution contributed decisively to the successful closing of the Siemens order, enabling Pattern to continue with the project.
The model SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines each have a capacity of 2.3 MW and a rotor diameter of 108 meters. The nacelles for this project will be assembled in Hutchinson, Kansas. Rotor blades for the turbines are manufactured in Fort Madison, Iowa. The Mount Generation Step up (GSU) transformers for the project are produced in the Siemens plant located in Jackson, Mississippi.
Amazon made a pledge to run its data centres throughout the world with renewable power at the end of 2014, following in the footsteps of Apple, Google and Facebook. It is the largest cloud computing provider in the world, used by websites such as Netflix, Spotify and Pinterest.
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