Siemens Energy has received an order from the Norwegian energy utilities Statoil and Statkraft for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the UK.
Siemens will manufacture, deliver, install and commission 67 Siemens direct-drive wind turbines rated at 6MW each and equipped with a 154-meter rotor. Installation will start in early 2017. The combined value including a five-year-service contract is approximately GBP 500 million. The Dudgeon offshore wind project is located 32 kilometres north of the city of Cromer in North Norfolk. Dudgeon offshore wind project is owned by Statoil (70 per cent) and Statkraft (30 per cent). Statoil holds the responsibility as operator beginning from the construction phase.