Siemens to supply direct-drive wind turbines for onshore wind farm in Japan

Siemens has secured its third wind power order from Japan’s largest wind power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation headquartered in Tokyo. For the 41.6 megawatt Eurus Higashi Yurihara wind power plant, developed in Yurihonjo city – located in the north of the mainland Honshu – Siemens will provide 13 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.2-101 rated at 3.2 megawatts each. Commercial operation of the wind farm is scheduled for spring 2018. The order also includes a five year service and maintenance agreement. ….