Siemens Gamesa has won a first order for turbines of its 5.XMW platform in the booming Finnish wind power market.

The German-Spanish OEM will supply 14 of its SG 5.8-155 machines to the Alajoki-Peuralinna project in central Finland to wind power company Suomen Hyötytuuli, with which it already has worked on both onshore and offshore wind projects in the Nordic country.

“The reception of the Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform has been outstanding globally, but particularly in the Nordics, which are among the most pioneering countries when it comes to wind energy,” Siemens Gamesa’s onshore chief executive Lars Bondo Krogsgaard said.

“So, we are pleased to strengthen our collaboration with Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy with this new deal and bring technology that can lead in the energy transition to Finland.”

Finland is in the middle of a wind power boom as the country is trying to speed up its energy transition to become what it calls the “first fossil-free welfare state” in the world by 2035.

Low temperatures

The 5.8MW turbines at the project at a two hour drive from the coastal city of Vaasa will have a 155-metre rotor diameter and reach a tip height of 240 metres to better capture wind speeds and increase energy production.

The turbines will also be equipped with a low temperature package and an ice application to allow them to perform in any condition.

The manufacturer’s rival Nordex has already been very successful in selling cold climate models to wind farms in Finland and the north of Sweden.

Commissioning of the Finnish project is planned for 2022.

“Suomen Hyötytuuli has a 21 years long history of producing wind energy and Siemens Gamesa has been our partner from the beginning,” said Toni Sulameri, managing director of Suomen Hyötytuuli.

“Selecting Siemens Gamesa wind turbines was the best fit for the Alajoki-Peuralinna site, it is again one step forward to more cost-efficient wind energy production.”

Suomen Hyötytuuli had also installed Siemens Gamesa turbines at Finland’s first offshore wind project, a 42MW pilot near-shore array at Tahkoluoto in the Gulf of Bothnia, which hit plans to extend by another 500MW in coming years.

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Siemens Gamesa wins first order for 5MW platform in booming Finnish wind power market