Siemens has won a contract to supply 84 wind turbines, as well as to provide grid connection for the 588MW Beatrice wind project, located 14km off Scottish coast.
As per the contract, the firm will be responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of the SWT-7.0-154 towers, each of which will have a 154m rotor diameter.
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables division offshore market unit CEO Michael Hannibal said: "This is a significant order for our new 7-megawatt-class wind turbine.
"We are looking forward to working with our customer on this large offshore wind power project off the Scottish coast."
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm is a partnership between SSE, which holds 40% stake, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with 35% interest and SDIC Power with 25% stake.
The company will erect 7MW wind turbines on jacket foundations in ocean depths of 35m to 56m.
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By GlobalDataFollowing completion, the project will be able to generate enough electricity to power more than 400,000 homes in the UK.
Turbine Installation work will commence in the summer of 2018 and with planned completion is expected by 2019.
The company will provide turbine service and maintenance under a 15-year contract.
For the grid-access solution, Siemens will provide two offshore transformer modules that are one-third smaller in size and weight compared to regular platform.
Nexans, which is Siemens’ partner in providing the offshore grid connection,will design, supply and install the export cable, both offshore and onshore.