Siemens Gamesa Installs 1,000th Offshore Wind Turbine

Since being launched in 2011, the 1,000 units of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Direct Drive wind turbine platform combined have avoided approximately 29 million tons of CO2 compared to fossil fuel power generation

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Leading the offshore industry, Siemens Gamesa installs its offshore Direct Drive wind turbine number 1,000

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The 1,000 turbines have saved approximately 29 million tons of CO2 emissions to date compared to fossil fuel generation – the equivalent of more than 6 million trips around the Earth in a car / A further 1,000 Siemens Gamesa Direct Drive offshore wind turbines have also been sold / Combined output of around 34.6 Terawatt hours equals the annual consumption of every household in Denmark or the total energy consumption of Madrid

When Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy recently installed turbine 51 in the British 714 MW East Anglia One project, it reached a significant milestone: the installation of offshore Direct Drive wind turbine number 1,000, eight years on from the first. Since being launched in 2011, the 1,000 units of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Direct Drive wind... ... More: Official Press Release Siemens Gamesa