EDF Renewables has awarded Siemens Gamesa an order to supply 66 turbines for the 232MW Milligan wind project, in Nebraska, US.
The project in Milligan County is expected to come online at the end of 2020. Siemens Gamesa will supply 30 of its 4.5-145 and 36 of the 2.7-129 model.
The contract also includes a service and maintenance agreement. The order marks 1GW of the 4.5-145 model sold worldwide by Siemens Gamesa.
Siemens Gamesa chief executive for onshore Americas Jose Antonio Miranda said: “EDF Renewables is a very strong partner for us and we are glad to be working with them on a number of projects like Milligan and the recently announced Coyote and Oso Grande wind projects.”
The Milligan project marks the third order for EDF Renewables North America to deploy the 4.5-145 in 2020, according to Art Del Rio, EDF Renewables North America vice president wind technology strategy.
The 4.5-145 offers a flexible power rating from 4.2MW to 4.8MW depending on site conditions and has a rotor diameter of 145 metres. The turbine is optimised for medium wind onshore locations to maximise energy production with low noise emission levels.
…EDF Renewables is a very strong partner for us and we are glad to be working with them on a number of projects like Milligan and the recently announced Coyote and Oso Grande wind projects.”
Jose Antonio Miranda, Siemens Gamesa Chief Executive.