LONDON, April 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens reached a
UK milestone of two gigawatt (2GW) generation capacity last month
with the installation of turbine E1 at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm
off the Essex coast. This
milestone has been achieved less than 18 months after Siemens
completed installation of its first gigawatt of wind turbine
capacity, making the company's installations the largest offshore
power base in Europe.
Siemens recently announced the installation of its1000th UK
turbine, a milestone which was also reached at the Gunfleet Sands
wind farm. The Gunfleet Sands wind farm is owned by Dong Energy,
the world's leading operator of offshore wind farms.
Siemens provides 40% of the UK's wind turbine generating
capacity and is the market leader in offshore wind turbines in the
UK, including the recent award to the SMartwind consortium of the
4GW contract for the "Hornsea" zone of the Round 3 wind farm
programme.
Notes to editors:
About Siemens in the UK
Siemens was established in the United
Kingdom 167 years ago and now employs 16,915 people in the
UK. Last year's revenues were GBP4.2
billion. As a leading global engineering and technology
services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help
tackle the world's major challenges, across the key sectors of
energy, industry and healthcare. Siemens has offices and factories
throughout the UK, with its headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company's global headquarters is
in Munich, Germany. For more
information, visit http://www.siemens.co.uk
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