Germany’s
Siemens
will
build
the
A$465m
($489m)
wind
farm
–
an
extension
to
Snowtown’s
existing
100MW
project
–
and
supply
90
3MW
turbines.
TrustPower
had
announced
in
May
a
conditional
agreement
to
partner
with
Siemens,
which
will
also
build
the
substation,
switchgear
and
transformers
to
connect
the
wind
farm
into
the
grid.
Snowtown
II
is
Siemens's
first
wind
turbine
contract
in
Australia
and
the
biggest
global
project
deploying
its
3MW
direct-drive
turbines
with
108-metre
blades,
the
SWT
3.0-108.
"This
wind
turbine
is
a
very
good
match
to
Snowtown's
wind
conditions
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