Siemens Introduces New SG 3.4-145 Turbine

Wind energy has become a viable power source in recent years, providing an alternative for countries looking to transition to clean fuel. India is following this route as it attempts to incorporate green technology to its power generation capabilities. Buoyed by favorable government policies and an attractive wind power market, it now has the fourth-largest wind power capacity in the world. As of February 28, 2021, the total wind power capacity stood at 38.789GW.

In this regard, wind turbine manufacturers have played an important role. Siemens Gamesa, one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers, has dominated the Indian market. Its wind turbines operate in all major wind farms as a result of successful contracts like the one assigned by Adani to Siemens and other ReNew Siemens projects.

Building on its strengths, Siemens unveiled its latest SG 3.4-145 model for the domestic market. The SG 3.4-145 has been specially designed for India and is an extension of the 3.X platform. It has a 145m rotor from the 4.X platform which increases swept area by 41% and the Annual Energy Production (AEP) by 48%, compared to the older SG 2.2-122. In addition, the turbine has an advanced monitoring and cooling system to allow it to adapt to India’s weather conditions.

The SG 3.4-145 is a massive upgrade over the SG 2.2-122, which has a successful run. When Siemens won the contract from Adani for one of the largest wind projects in India, the SG 2.2-122 was the turbine of choice. The contract assigned by Adani to Siemens resulted in the delivery of 215 turbines of the same make, totaling 473MW, for the wind farm in Fatehgarh, Rajasthan.

This delivery brought the total contracted capacity between Adani and Siemens to 860MW – Adani awarding contracts worth 391.2MW to Siemens in the past. Siemens has also worked with companies like ReNew Power and Alfanar – supplying SG 2.2-122 turbines worth 567MW to the former and 453MW to the latter.

With the launch of its new SG 3.4-145 model, Siemens wants to expand its footprint in India. BloomberNEF expects at least 3.2GW of wind power to be added to the country’s growing capacity in 2021. This will prove to be a golden opportunity for the company to introduce its state-of-the-art model to the world.

Ulani Uriah

Umar Nisar was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Umar Nisar has contributed to many online publications including PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Umar Nisar earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Umar Nisar follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.

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