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Offshore windfarm with 80 Siemens D6 wind turbines saves 45 million tons of CO2

By: Chris Anderson 26/11/2014 Siemens

General Turbines Windfarms

Siemens publishes Environmental Product Declarations for wind turbines

Detailed assessments of energy and CO₂ balance of Siemens wind turbines

Energy payback time for one Siemens SWT-3.2-113 onshore wind turbine of 4.5 months
Offshore windfarm with 80 Siemens D6 wind turbines saves 45 million tons of CO₂
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables has published four new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) brochures, each representing one of the company's four product platforms, covering both geared and direct drive wind turbines for offshore and onshore projects. The figures are based on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of four defined wind power projects: two offshore wind plants with 80 wind turbines, and two onshore wind projects with 20 wind turbines. The new brochures offer valuable figures of the environmental performance of Siemens' products.

The offshore wind power plant produces 53,000,000 MWh within 25 years

During its estimated lifetime the plant with 80 D6 wind turbines saves 45,000,000 tons of CO2, which is equal to the amount of CO2 absorbed by a forest with an area of 1,286 km2 over 25 years.

Central to LCAs is the energy payback time calculation. This is the length of time the wind power plant has to operate in order to produce as much energy as it will consume during its entire lifecycle. In an onshore wind power plant with an average wind speed of 8.5 meters per second, the energy payback time of a Siemens SWT-3.2-113 wind turbine is 4.5 months. This figure is based on a 20-turbine project, including a 13 kilometer grid transmission connection, and all the efforts involved covering material use, manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance as well as dismantling and end-of-lifetime treatment.

The offshore Life Cycle Assessment based on a project with 80 Siemens D6 wind turbines shows another interesting environmental performance: During its estimated lifetime, it produces 53 million megawatt hours and saves 45 million tons of CO₂, which is equal to the amount of CO₂ absorbed by a forest with an area of 1,286 km²over 25 years. This figure corresponds to a CO₂ emission of only seven grams per kilowatt-hour (g/kWh) compared to the 865 g/kWh found with average global fossil power production.

"Environmental Product Declarations provide customers, developers, and authorities the requested transparency on the environmental performance of our products, and they help us to further develop our portfolio, thereby ensuring competitiveness," declares Markus Tacke, CEO of the Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division. "I am convinced that this information will greatly benefit both our customers and our company as a whole."

The EPD brochures on the four Siemens Product Platforms (G2, D3, G4 and D6) are now available for download on www.siemens.com/energy/wind/epd.
For further information on Division Wind Power and Renewables, please see: www.siemens.com/wind

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2014, which ended on September 30, 2014, Siemens generated revenue from continuing operations of €71.9 billion and net income of €5.5 billion. At the end of September 2014, the company had around 357,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
Reference Number: PR2014110070WPEN

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