The wind farm will cover 40,000 acres of land and will be able to supply enough energy for nearly 73,000 average US homes. The blades for the turbines will be manufactured at SGRE’s blade manufacturing facility in Fort Madison, Iowa, while the nacelles and hubs will be assembled at the nearby nacelle and hub assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Deliveries for the project are expected to begin mid-2018 and completion of the project is slated for the end of the 2018th
Siemens, Gamesa has installed over 5 GW, or more than 2,300 units, of the SWT-2.3-108 wind turbine in the US. In total, the company has provided turbines with capacity of output of more than 18 GW in the US, enough energy to power over five million average homes, and has a strong footprint Consisting of manufacturing, service and offices.
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