Siemens Energy has been contracted by EWE AG and ENOVA GmbH & Co KG to supply 30 wind turbines for the Riffgat wind farm in the North Sea. With a total installed capacity of 108 megawatts (MW) the wind farm will supply approximately 100,000 German households with ecofriendly electricity starting in late 2012.

Siemens has received an order from the Oldenburg-based utility EWE and the ENOVA Group to supply 30 wind turbines each rated at 3.6 MW. Under the terms of the contract Siemens will install, connect and commission the wind turbines, and perform maintenance for an initial period of five years. “Offshore wind power is now finally picking up impetus in Germany, too,” said René Umlauft, CEO of the Renewable Energy Division of Siemens Energy. “Riffgat will be one of the first commercial wind farms in German waters. Together with EWE and ENOVA we’re bringing Germany a big step forward in establishing ecofriendly, sustainable power supply.” With an installed offshore capacity of more than 1000 MW and an order backlog totaling another 3000 MW Siemens is the leading supplier of offshore wind turbines. Including onshore projects Siemens’ order backlog for wind turbines totals more than seven billion euros.