Siemens nabs major turbine order

Siemens secures USD 1.3 bn turbine order: Siemens Energy’s wind division Siemens Gamesa has been selected for a wind turbine order worth USD 1.3 bn (GBP 1 bn) by ScottishPower — a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola — for its 960 MW offshore East Anglia TWO wind farm, Reuters reports. The GBP 4 bn project is located in the North Sea and will incorporate 64 of Siemens’ SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines to produce enough energy to power almost 1 mn homes.

Iberdrola benefited from the UK’s renewables auction: In September, the UK awarded 131 subsidy contracts in its latest renewable energy auction — the sixth of its kind — to back nearly 10 GW of capacity, including for East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three.