Siemens Wins Order for Grand Bend Windfarm in Ontario

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany) won an order for the supply, installation and commissioning of 40 SWT-2.3-113 direct-drive wind turbines at the proposed Grand Bend windfarm, located 136 miles southwest of Toronto, Ontario.

The 100-MW windfarm is designed to provide eco-friendly electricity to about 30,000 Canadian households. All 120 of the 60-yard log rotor blades for the wind turbines will be manufactured at the Siemens plant in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Construction at the site is under way.

Commercial operations are scheduled for the first quarter of 2016. Siemens also will be responsible for service and maintenance of the wind turbines for 10 years.

The windfarm is owned by Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership, a partnership between Northland Power Incorporated (Toronto), an independent power producer, and two local First Nations: the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the Walpole Island First Nation. Northland Power is the main shareholder.

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