Siemens will deliver 17 of its direct drive SWT-3.0-101 turbines that each have a capacity of 3MW and a rotor diameter of 101 metres. Installation and commissioning of the Eurus Yurikogen wind farm will start in January 2016.

The deal includes a five-year service and maintenance agreement.

“This is going to be our third-largest wind farm in Japan,” says Mitsue Usami, general manager at the corporate communications and environmental management office at Eurus Energy.

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