{"id":905,"date":"2020-09-07T12:07:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ege-windturbines.com\/en\/?p=905"},"modified":"2020-09-07T12:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:07:23","slug":"sgre-secures-325mw-onshore-order-from-undisclosed-us-customer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ege-windturbines.com\/en\/2020\/09\/07\/sgre-secures-325mw-onshore-order-from-undisclosed-us-customer\/","title":{"rendered":"SGRE Secures 325MW Onshore Order from \u2018undisclosed\u2019 US Customer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The turbine manufacturer will supply 65 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines along with a multi-year service agreement, with delivery by summer of 2021 and commissioning by the end of next year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shannon Sturgil, CEO of Onshore North America at SGRE, said: \u201cAn order of this size evidences the strong suitability and success of the SG 5.0-145 for the US market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The development comes despite\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1691027\/ge-sues-siemens-gamesa-variable-speed-patent\">US tech giant GE looking to block SGRE turbines from the US market<\/a><\/strong>, claiming the European manufacturer is infringing its intellectual property (IP).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GE filed the complaint to the US International Trade Commission on low and zero voltage ride-through technologies (LVRT and ZVRT) of variable-speed turbines.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The technology leads to optimum power amid fluctuating wind speeds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1692878\/sgre-unveils-plans-return-profitability\">SGRE unveils plans to return to profitability<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Siemens Gamesa has denied the allegation and issued a statement saying it would defend itself an exclusion order that could block the firm importing wind turbines or components to the US.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1691202\/own-goal-ges-lawsuit-backfire-ip-expert-warns\">An IP expert pointed out<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that GE\u2019s lawsuit could backfire, with Vestas and Nordex potentially befitting from the legal action against SGRE.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He further warned that the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1692208\/why-ge-looking-law-courts-defend-us-share\">\u00a0licences from GE for its LVRT and ZVRT\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>could cost SGRE about $220 million.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The control system for the SG 5.0-145 turbine makes the most of enhanced blade aerodynamics to optimise power generation, with a flexible 4.0-5.0MW power rating.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The company says its modular design increases mechanical capacity as well as helping with logistics and construction.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">SGRE is targeting the US as a key market, with 22GW installed across 34 states.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/email-bulletins\">For more stories like this, sign up to the Windpower Monthly bulletin<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1693103\/sgre-secures-325mw-onshore-order-undisclosed-us-customer\">https:\/\/www.windpowermonthly.com\/article\/1693103\/sgre-secures-325mw-onshore-order-undisclosed-us-customer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] The turbine manufacturer will supply 65 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines along with a multi-year service agreement, with delivery by summer of 2021 and commissioning by the end of next year. 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