Siemens gets 126MW Ireland turbine order from Bord na Móna

German owned wind energy giant Siemens has received an order for 126MW of turbine capacity from Irish utility Bord na Móna for two onshore wind projects.

The order is for 28 SWT-3.0-101 direct-drive turbines for the Mount Lucas wind farm, located in County Offaly, around 80 kilometers west of Dublin and 14 SWT-3.0-101 direct-drive wind turbines for the Bruckana wind power plant located on the border of Kilkenny and Tipperary, around 120 kilometers south-west of Dublin.

The two wind farms are set to be commissioned in 2014. Siemens has also agreed a service contract for the plants for a 15 year period.

“This is the first order from Ireland for our direct-drive wind turbines,” says Felix Ferlemann, CEO of…

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