2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

Manufacturers Wind turbinesSiemens Wind PowerEngineering the windSiemens is one of the world’s leading suppliers of wind power solutionsfor onshore and offshore sites. The company combines technological innovation,experience, and expertise along the entire energy conversion chain to deliverreadily available onestop solutions.Siemens Wind PowerSales Germany and EMEAAddress Lindenplatz 220099 HamburgFederal state Hamburg / GermanyPhone +49 (0) 40 / 2889 - 0Fax +49 (0) 40 / 2889 - 2599E-Mail support.energy@siemens.comWebwww.siemens.de/windpowerService EuropeAddress Cuxhavener Straße 10a28217 BremenFederal state Bremen / GermanyPhone +49 (0) 421 / 6 94 58 - 0Fax +49 (0) 421 / 64 22 83E-Mail support.energy@siemens.comWebwww.siemens.de/windpowerProfileCategoryWind turbines (> 100 kW)ManufacturersTurnover € 3.3 billion (figures consolidatedat level of Division; Siemens WindPower forms part of the SiemensRenewable Energy Division)Employees 7,000Founding year 198030 years of experienceWith highly efficient, robust and reliablewind turbines, Siemens offers proven technologyand innovative solutions for almostevery application. The cornerstone of theWind Power Business Unit was laid in 1980with the first 22 Kilowatt (kW) turbines.By the end of the 1980s, the first 450 kWturbines were already in series production.In 1994, with the installation of the first1 Megawatt (MW) turbine, Siemens’ engineersbroke the magic multi-megawatt barrier.Only four years later Siemens suppliedthe 280 MW King Mountain wind farm inTexas, which was the largest wind farmproject in the world. The patented IntegralBlade® method was introduced in 2002.This key technology, which is unique inthe industry, allows Siemens to cast rotorblades in one piece, eliminating traditionalweak points, resulting in superior strength.In recent years the Wind Power Business44 Wind industry in germany