Repowering project in Denmark: Siemens to build onshore wind farm for Vattenfall

Siemens Energy has received an order from utility Vattenfall for a wind farm in northern Jutland in Denmark. Siemens will supply 13 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2,3 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 93 meters. The Siemens wind turbines will be mounted on 80-meter-tall towers and will replace 77 older turbines. Although of the number of wind turbines will be reduced by a factor of six the Siemens wind farm will produce approximately 120,000 MWh environmentally friendly power annually– this is enough electricity to supply 20,000 households.

The wind farm is scheduled to start operation by late 2009. This is the first major project within the Danish government’s repowering program. Within the next few years, about 800 older wind turbines are to be replaced with fewer but more powerful ones. The new wind farm will also serve as a showcase at the United Nations´ Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen.