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wind

The first Siemens 6MW wind turbines
installed on offshore production site
Last January, Siemens’ first two 6-megawatt
wind turbines were installed in the offshore wind
power plant Gunfleet Sands III with the specially
designed installation vessel Sea Installer, marking an important milestone for the company.
Siemens is in the vanguard of offshore wind
turbine technology and plays a pioneering role
in the challenging area of offshore wind turbine
installation.

S

iemens’ purpose in
all these endeavours
is to further reduce
the cost of wind energy and
so enable wind power to
compete with traditional
energy sources. Apart from
innovations such as the new
gearless six-megawatt wind
turbine, another important

leverage factor is the systematic industrialization of
offshore logistics.

A lifting structure wider
than a soccer field
The rotor of a wind turbine
consists of a hub on which
three rotor blades are attached. Usually, each individual rotor blade is mounted
separately on site at sea.
However, for the demons-

First two 6-MW wind turbines successfully installed off the British
coast

tration project
Gunfleet Sands
III, the full rotor
with a diameter
of 120 metres
(wider than a
soccer field)
was lifted onto
a purpose-built
vessel. In the
future, the 6-MW
wind turbine will The Sea Installer finishing installation
be available with
technology, the turbine has
75-metre long rotor blades
50% fewer moving parts
as standard, giving a rotor
than comparable geared
diameter of 154 metres for
machines and a towerhead
maximum yield. Here, the
mass of less than 350 tons.
smaller rotor is only used for This unique combination of
testing.
robustness and low weight
The Siemens team instalsignificantly reduces infrasled the latest wind turbine
tructure, installation and
generation at sea in less than servicing costs, and boosts
24 hours, which is a record
lifetime energy output.
time. In the Gunfleet Sands
III demonstration project,
New technology
the two 6-MW machines are Both the 120-m and 154-m
thoroughly tested offshore.
rotors use blades manuSiemens is working on the
factured with the unique,
assumption that this wind
patented IntegralBlade®
turbine type with a capatechnology. Instead of
city of six megawatts will
being glued together from a
become the new standard in number of spars and shells,
the offshore wind industry.
the blades are cast in a
Each turbine can supply up
single process. This not only
to 6,000 European homes
enables both low weight and
with clean electricity.
enormous strength, but also
eliminates glue joins which
could potentially expose
New paradigm
the blades to cracking and
According to the company,
lightning damage. n
this 6.0 MW offshore wind
turbine redefines the wind
industry standards for
More information:
www.siemens.com/energy
leanness, robustness and
Figures are courtesy
lifecycle profitability. Based
of Siemens ©
on Siemens Direct Drive
No81 May - June 2013

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http://www.siemens.com/energy

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013

Cover
Edito
Point of view GKN Aerospace: Making wing without winging it
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
APPLICATIONS
Truck
Corrosion
Wind
MARKET
Carbon
Recycling
Human ressources
SPECIAL JEC ASIA 2013
Participating companies
Conferences
Awards
Life achievement
Country guest of honour: Japan
Environment
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
3D fabric
Cost prediction
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
Automotive
NDT
Carbon
Adhesives
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Agenda of Events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - COMPANY & BUSINESS In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Truck
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Corrosion
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Wind
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Carbon
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Recycling
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Human ressources
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Participating companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Conferences
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Awards
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Life achievement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Country guest of honour: Japan
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Environment
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - 3D fabric
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Cost prediction
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Automotive
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - NDT
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Carbon
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Adhesives
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - In the world
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