FORT
WORTH:
Siemens
Energy
has
won
an
order
from
utility
Minnesota
Power
for
35
of
its
3MW
SWT-3.0-101
direct-drive
turbines
for
the
Bison
2
project
in
North
Dakota..
The
machines
will
be
among
the
largest
in
use
for
onshore
wind
in
North
America.
Financial
terms
were
not
released,
but
the
award
came
after
a
competitive
bidding
process.
The
deal
includes
transport,
installation
and
commissioning
of
the
35
turbines,
as
well
as
service
and
maintenance.
Deliveries
will
start
in
August
next
year,
and
commissioning
of
the
$157m
project
is
due
before
2013.
It
is
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