Siemens Energy has launched a 4.05 billion euro bid for a minority stake in Siemens Gamesa. By doing this Siemens Energy hopes to resolve a complicated ownership structure that has weighed on its shares. The bid of 18.05 euros per share represents a 27.7 per cent premium over Siemens Gamesa’s last unaffected closing share price of 14.13 euros on May 17, 2022, and a 7.8 per cent premium over the closing price of May 20, 2022.
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SSE Renewables, based in the UK, has signed an agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to acquire approximately 3.9 GW European renewable energy development platform for $627 million. Under the agreement, SSE Renewables will acquire SGRE’s 3.9 GW onshore wind portfolio across Spain, France, Greece, and Italy.
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Siemens Gamesa has signed an agreement with Eolus, a major wind power developer in the Nordic region, to deliver 16 wind turbines for upcoming wind projects in Skallberget-Utterberget and Tjarnas, Sweden. The first project, located in the Avesta Municipality in Skallberget-Utterberget, will be equipped with twelve SG 6.6-170 wind turbines that will generate approximately 74 MW of power. The second project, in Hedemora Municipality’s Tjarnas, will feature four turbines producing around 25 MW of power.
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German wind and solar developer wpd has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with a Taiwanese company for over 1 GW of wind capacity, with over 500 MW expected to come from onshore wind. A direct purchase cooperation agreement has been signed by wpd Dade Energy Group with the said corporate procurer for projects with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW.
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Siemens Gamesa has signed a 455 MW deal with Swedish developer OX2 to supply its Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform to the Lestijärvi site for what will be Finland’s largest ever wind farm, assisting the country in making a giant leap in its energy transition. The wind project would be using 69 SG 6.6-170 turbines, which will be installed in Central Ostrobothnia in 2024. The wind turbines have a 170-meter rotor and a 6.6 MW generator.
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SSE, a British electricity company, and Siemens Gamesa, a Spanish wind turbine manufacturer have announced that they will look at developing green hydrogen from two onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland. The corporations have signed a memorandum of understanding for initiating the project. The two intend to co-locate electrolyzers at one wind farm in Scotland and one in Ireland, the locations of which will be disclosed later.
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Siemens Gamesa has earned a second rotor-nacelle assembly (RNA) IEC type certificate covering tolerance to extreme wind conditions for its 11 MW model. Last year, its 8 MW offshore wind turbine was certified as typhoon-proof. Issued by TÜV NORD, the certification confirms that the two Siemens Gamesa machines can endure Typhoon- or T-class wind rates of up to 57 metres per second for 10 minutes and three-second gusts of up to 79.8 metres per second.
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A new white paper entitled “Unlocking the Green Hydrogen Revolution”, has been released by Siemens Gamesa, which sets out a roadmap to drive down the cost of green hydrogen production within the next decade. The paper outlines the path needed to ensure that green hydrogen becomes a mainstream energy source.
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A large-scale onshore windfarm – Björnberget – is being planned in Sweden, with the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), a Nordic bank, contributing to finance the project. The wind farm will have a total capacity of 372 MW and will be located in Ånge, 100 km west of Sundsvall, Sweden. Its commercial operation is expected to begin in 2023.
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The future of energy transition is going to be more complex than the past. Urban regions will play a crucial role in this energy transition. In these regions, various kinds of technologies will be used – photovoltaics, wind energy, hydrogen blending in gas (depending on commercial conditions). In addition, storage technologies will also be utilized.
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Siemens Gamesa has signed a 50 MW deal with EnergieKontor UK Ltd to supply its SG 5.8-155 turbines, to the subsidy-free Longhill Burn wind farm near Edinburgh. This is the first deal in UK for the Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform. This model has a 155-metre rotor and a flexible rating capability to 6.6 MW. The wind turbine order is accompanied by a 25-year full-scope service agreement.
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Siemens Gamesa has been nominated by Iberdrola’s subsidiary, ScottishPower, to be a conditional preferred supplier for the 3.1GW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex off the United Kingdom Coast. The offshore wind complex consists of three wind farms namely the 800 MW East Anglia ONE North, the 900 MW East Anglia TWO, and the 1400 MW East Anglia Three. If ScottishPower is successful in the upcoming tender for the wind complex, Siemens Gamesa will supply 200 turbines of 14 MW each.
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Siemens Gamesa has secured an order to supply 70 wind turbines for a 434 MW wind power plant located in the north-east Rio Grande do Norte state. The contract is to supply SG 5.8-170 turbines with OptimaFlex technology, which have been enhanced to operate at 6.2 MW.
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Actis-backed independent power producer (IPP) Lekela Power and its consortium partners have started commercial operation of its Kangnas wind farm in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The consortium partners include Mainstream, African Rainbow Energy and Power (AREP), Kangnas Renewable Energy Community Trust, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company and H1 Holdings.
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SGRE has added a new turbine to its 4.X platform, the SG 4.7-155, featuring a 155-metre rotor and state of the art blades to significantly increase energy production at low wind sites. The SG 4.7-155 has a nominal power rating of 4.7 MW and is equipped with OptimaFlex technology, enabling it to operate between 4 MW and 5 MW depending on site conditions.
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Siemens Gamesa has won an order to supply 18 units of its SG 5.0-145 turbines for the construction of the 78 MW Hiep Thanh wind farm which is located off the coast of Tra Vinh Province in Vietnam.
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Market researcher Wood Mackenzie has released the list of top wind turbine manufacturers for the year 2019. According to the research firm, the world built around 65 GW of new wind farms last year. Among the installers, the top three spots for largest wind turbine suppliers of 2019 have been taken by Vestas, Siemens Gamesa and General Electric.
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Siemens has unveiled plans to merge its wind energy generation business with mechanical drive unit Flender. The decision is a part of a two-stage strategy to reorganise and revamp its units within its Portfolio Companies (POC).
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