Siemens, a German Turbine manufacturing company, has secured an order from J-Wind Setana for the supply, installation and commission of 16 direct-drive wind turbines with a capacity of 3.2MW each in Japan.
J-Wind Setana is a joint venture between Electric Power Development and Hokutaku.
These turbines will be installed at Setana Osato wind power plant, which will generate 50MW of renewable energy.
The new wind plant will be constructed at Setana town in the east of the Hokkaido Island.
The project is expected to complete by 2018, following which Siemens will provide service and maintenance of the wind turbines within the framework of a long-term service contract.
Siemens Onshore Wind Power and Renewables Division CEO Thomas Richterich said: "We are proud to provide our cutting edge direct-drive wind turbines to the wind project Setana Osato.
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By GlobalData"Our advanced technology solutions are well suited for the Japanese wind power market and will support to enhance cost competitiveness of wind power in the country."
The German company has installed over 200MW capacity wind farms in Japan. The company is present in the Japanese market since 1999.
In 2013, the company received its first order for direct drive wind turbines for the Eurus Akita Port wind farm.
The German firm also supplied 17 direct-drive wind turbines to the Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant.
This April, the company received another order of 13 direct-drive wind turbines for the Higashi Yurihara wind power plant.
Image: Siemens will supply 16 direct-drive wind turbines to the 50 MW wind power plant in Japan. Photo: Courtesy of Siemens AG.
