Suzlon Completes Silver Sage Windpower Project Two Months Ahead of Schedule
Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:23am EST
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Wind Farm Now Producing 42 MW of Clean Energy
CHICAGO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American
subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), announced the early completion of
the Silver Sage Windpower Project, a Duke Energy wind farm in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, that is comprised of 20 Suzlon S88-2.1 megawatt wind turbines.
The Silver Sage Wind Farm began operating in early October, more than two
months ahead of the targeted completion date. In total, Duke Energy has more
than 130 megawatts (MW) of installed Suzlon S88 wind turbines located in
Wyoming and West Texas.
"We believe Suzlon works harder than anyone in the industry to put the
customer first - from our sales team all the way through to the construction
and service teams, and warranty program," said Andris Cukurs, CEO of Suzlon
Wind Energy Co. "Getting projects online sooner means we give them an earlier
start on their return on investment and add green electrons that much sooner
to the grid. We appreciate the fine partnership with Duke to make it all come
together."
At full capacity, the 20 Suzlon wind turbines are capable of producing 42 MW
of wind-generated electricity, which is enough energy to power nearly 20,000
average US homes.* Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power, a utility subsidiary of Black
Hills Corp., and Colorado-based Platte River Power Authority are buying the
renewable energy generated by Duke Energy at its Silver Sage Project.
In addition to supplying and building the turbines, Suzlon is providing
operations and maintenance at Silver Sage through a five-year service
agreement with Duke Energy. Suzlon also supplied the 14 S88 turbines in use at
Duke Energy's nearby Happy Jack Windpower Project, a 29-MW wind farm that
entered commercial operation in September 2008.
Suzlon has more than 1,600 megawatts of wind turbine capacity installed in the
U.S. and a total of 130 megawatts through three projects with Duke Energy.
About Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation focuses on the North American market and is a
subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited, India. The headquarters for North America
is based in Chicago, Illinois. Sales and service offices are located
throughout the U.S.
About Suzlon Energy Limited
Suzlon ranked as the world's third** leading wind turbine supplier in terms of
market share in 2008. Suzlon has ranked as the leading manufacturer in the
Indian market for ten consecutive years, maintaining over 50% market share.
Suzlon has its corporate offices in Pune, India and the company's global
spread reflects in its projects and markets portfolio - extending across Asia,
Australia, Europe and North and South America. Suzlon is a highly vertically
integrated wind turbine manufacturer with manufacturing capability along the
full value chain - from components to complete wind turbine systems. For more
information on Suzlon, please visit: www.suzlon.com.
NOTES:
* A 10-kW wind turbine can generate about 10,000 kWh annually at a site with
wind speeds averaging 12 miles per hour. The average U.S. household consumes
about 10,000 kWh of electricity each year. A 5-MW turbine can produce more
than 15 million kWh in a year--enough to power more than 1, 400 households.
Source: AWEA, www.awea.org.
** Suzlon and REpower, if taken together, stand as the world's third leading
wind turbine supplier group in terms of market share. Market share of 12.3% is
derived from BTM Consult ApS World Market Update 2008, ranking Suzlon with 9%
of global market share and REpower with 3.3% of global market share.