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-{{Infobox company
-| name             = Siemens Wind Power
-| logo             = [[File:Siemens AG logo.svg|frameless|Siemens logo]]
-| type             = Subsidiary
-| foundation       = 1980 in [[Brande]], [[Denmark]]
-| founder          = Peter Stubkjær Sørensen<br/>Egon Kristensen
-| predecessor      = Danregn Vindkraft A/S<br/>Bonus Energy A/S
-| location_city    = [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] /
-| location_country = [[Brande]], [[Denmark]]
-|former_names      = Danregn Vindkraft<br>(1980–1983)<br>Bonus Energy (1983–2004)
-| key_people       = Markus Tacke <small>([[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://ing.dk/artikel/maskiningenioer-ny-ceo-i-siemens-vindkraftdivision-160159 | title  =Maskiningeniør ny CEO i Siemens’ vindkraftdivision| language = Danish| work= [[Ingeniøren]]|date =1 July 2013|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref>
-| industry         = [[Wind power industry]]
-| products         = [[Wind turbine]]s
-| area_served      = Worldwide
-| revenue          =
-| operating_income =
-| net_income       =
-| parent           = [[Siemens]] (2004–present)
-| num_employees    = 351,000 <small>(September 2016)</small>
-| homepage         = [http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/power-generation/renewables/wind-power/ Siemens Wind Power]
-| intl             = yes
-}}
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-'''Siemens Wind Power''', (formerly '''Danregn Vindkraft A/S''' and '''Bonus Energy A/S''') is a [[wind turbine]] manufacturer established in 1980 as Danregn Vindkraft. Bonus Energy was acquired by [[Siemens]] of [[Germany]] in 2004. The organisation became a separate division of Siemens in 2011, with headquarters established in [[Hamburg]], Germany.
-In 2015 Siemens Wind had a combined market share of 63% of European offshore wind turbines<ref name=reut2016-03-28/> (nearly 75% in 2009 by capacity and number).<ref name="ewea09">{{citation| last = Wilkes| first =  Justin| url =http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/images/publications/stats/offshore_stats_2009_june.pdf|title =  The European offshore wind industry - key trends and statistics 2009| publisher = [[EWEA]]| date =  January 2010 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> In 2011, Siemens Wind Power had 6.3% share of the world wind turbine market,<ref name="ihs2012">{{citation|url = http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article306897.ece | first=Ben|last = Backwell| title =  Gamesa back in wind top-five as GE drops out - analysts|newspaper = Recharge | publisher = NHST Media Group| date = 7 March 2012 |accessdate=24 January 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409190608/http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article306897.ece|archivedate=9 April 2012}}</ref> and was the second largest in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Badstue Pedersen|author2= Maria Berg|url=http://www.energy-supply.dk/article/view/200141/btm_vestas_stadig_nummer_et|title= BTM: Vestas stadig nummer et|work=Energy Supply|date=30 March 2015|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref>
-In 2016 Siemens Wind and [[Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica|Gamesa]] agreed a 59:41 merger of their wind businesses.
-==History==
-===Danregn / Bonus AS (1980-2004)===
-History of the company started in 1980, when Danish irrigation system manufacturer Danregn, diversified into the windturbine business; its first wind turbines were machines with rotor diameters of around {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}} with generator powers of {{convert|20|to|30|kW|abbr=on}}.<ref name="dwh">{{citation| url  =http://www.bonus.dk/uk/profil/profilvinduer/mere_historie.html| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331181302/http://www.bonus.dk/uk/profil/profilvinduer/mere_historie.html|archivedate = 31 March 2001| title = BONUS Energy Profile - History| work = www.bonus.dk| publisher = Bonus Energy AS |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="vwsBonus">{{cite web | url  = http://rms.vestas.com/Public/Files/18046278-1ff8-41ca-a3f0-8ddcc43ece47.pdf | title = Discover the unique power of the wind |pages  = 11–12 | publisher = [[Vestas]]| accessdate= 27 September 2012 | format = PDF}}</ref><ref name="kalmar">{{cite conference | url  = http://www.natverketforvindbruk.se/Global/Affarsutveckling/Wind%20Power%20and%20Industry%202009/Presentationer/Block%202%20-%2026%20maj/Siemens_-_Kalmar_May_2009.pdf | title = Siemens Wind Power's supplier base: expectations and challenges |conference = Wind Power & Industry | location = [[Kalmar]], [[Sweden]] | publisher = Siemens| work=www.nätverketförvindbruk.se | first = Gregory | last = Glen | date = 26 May 2009 | format = PDF|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> In 1981 the wind activities were separated into newly established company Danregn Vindkraft A/S, established by Peter Stubkjær Sørensen and Egon Kristensen in [[Brande]], Denmark, with a capital of 300,000 [[Danish kroner|kroner]]; the company's product was a {{convert|55|kW|abbr=on}}, {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}} blade diameter turbine.<ref name="dwh"/><ref name="kalmar"/><ref name="wocfolk">{{cite web|last=Grove-Nielsen|first= Erik| url  =http://windsofchange.dk/WOC-folkecenter.php | title = NIVE and FolkeCenter | work =windsofchange.dk| accessdate= 20 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=berlinske290309>{{cite news |last= Ostrynski |first= Nathalie | url  =http://www.business.dk/navne/milliardaeren-fra-brande | newspaper  = [[Berlingske Tidende]] | title = Milliardæren fra Brande |trans-title=Millionaire from Brande | language = Danish | date = 29 March 2009|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}<!-- http://www.b.dk/klima/milliardaeren-fra-brande ALTERNATIVE LINK--></ref>
-Between 1982 and 1987 the company exported wind turbines to the USA in collaboration with Difko AS, in response to a wind farm building boom promoted by government subsidies;<ref name="dwh"/><ref name="kalmar"/> the company changed its name from Danregn Vindkraft to Bonus Energy in 1983, an easier name for the English speaking North American market.<ref name="vwsBonus"/><ref name=reve201210>{{cite news |last= Beattie |first= David | url  = http://www.evwind.es/2010/12/20/key-players-in-the-wind-energy/9134/ | work  = REVE | title = Key Players in the Wind Energy | date = 20 December 2010 |accessdate= 27 September 2012}}</ref>
-In 1991, eleven 450&nbsp;kW Bonus turbines were installed in the [[Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm]] (Denmark), the first offshore wind farm in the world.<ref name="eweatable09">{{citation| first=Justin|last=Wilkes | url = http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/statistics/OperationalOffshoreFarms2009.pdf |title =Operational offshore wind farms in Europe, end 2009| publisher = [[EWEA]]|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="osstudy">{{citation|last  =Christensen|first= Allan S.|last2= Madsen|first2= Morten| url =http://www.offshore-power.net/Files/Filer/danish_supply_chain_study.pdf |title = Supply Chain study on the Danish offshore wind industry|publisher  =Offshore Center Danmark| at = Vindeby, p.34 |date= 29 August 2005|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-The company sourced its first blades from [[Viborg Municipality|Viborg]] based company ''Økær Vind Energi''.<ref name="woc77-81">{{cite web|last=Grove-Nielsen|first= Erik| url = http://www.windsofchange.dk/WOC-77-81.php | title = Økær Vind Energi 1977 - 1981 | work =windsofchange.dk| accessdate= 27 September 2012|quote=Økær Vind Energi delivered the first 5 m blades for Bonus in December 1980 - for their prototype. At that time the company name was Danregn Vindkraft A/S}}</ref>  Later it sourced blades from [[LM Wind Power]]. In the late 1990s Bonus began to develop its own blades, beginning production in the early 2000s in [[Aalborg]].<ref name="aa1">Sources:
-*{{citation| url= http://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/albert-og-vingefabrikken/e1aeb754-fce1-4d84-9d9c-6f4d9dac7523/1/1513#/0| title = Albert og vingefabrikken| date = 9 March 2008| first = Niels| last = Brauer| work = nordjyske.dk|language = Danish|accessdate=24 January 2013}}
-*{{citation| url= http://ejurnal.bppt.go.id/digilib/sampul/9781119975441.pdf | title =Siemens Blade Technology | first = Henrik |last=Stiesdal |authorlink=Henrik Stiesdal |page=273-275 |year=2011 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}
-*{{cite web| url =http://www.hubnorth.com/en-GB/Cases/Cases/Siemens-is-growing-stronger-in-North-Jutland.aspx| title = Siemens is growing stronger in North Jutland| date  =13 April 2011|work = www.hubnorth.com|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The blade factory in Aalborg was established in part due to local experience in construction with fibreglass, as used at the ''[[Danyard Aalborg]]'' shipyard in construction of the [[Flyvefisken class patrol vessel]].<ref name="aa1"/>|group="note"}}
-===Siemens Wind (2004-present)===
-====2004-2016====
-Bonus AS was sold to Siemens in 2004 for an undisclosed amount,<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-11/regulars/news-analysis/a-wind-bonus-for-siemens.html| first = Amanda| last = Hoel| date  = 1 November 2004| work = www.powerengineeringint.com|title=A wind Bonus for Siemens|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> but before the sale the value was assessed to be somewhere between [[Danish krone|DKK]] 1.5 (USD 240 million) and 2.5 billion (USD 400 million).<ref name="umvalue">[http://www.investindk.com/visNyhed.asp?artikelID=11294 Wind turbine concern Bonus Energy is up for sale] ''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)]]'', 25 June 2004. Retrieved: 18 October 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017163339/http://www.investindk.com/visNyhed.asp?artikelID=11294 |date=17 October 2006 }}</ref> The sales and project management headquarters moved to [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] in May 2009.<ref name="gbhq">{{citation| url = http://www.greenbang.com/siemens-opens-new-wind-power-hq-in-germany_9352.html | title = Siemens opens new wind power HQ in Germany| work = www.greenbang.com|date =  12 May 2009 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-[[File:Wildorado Wind Ranch, Oldham County, TX IMG 4919.JPG|thumb|right|Siemens 2.3 MW Wind Power turbines at [[Wildorado Wind Ranch]] (2010)]]
-Between 2004 and 2011, Siemens grew wind power from 0.5% to 5% of the combined Siemens turnover, with employees growing from 800 to 7,800, of which 5,200 are in Denmark,<ref name="sieMove">{{citation| last = Wessel| first = Lene| url =http://ing.dk/artikel/122474-siemens-wind-power-flytter-hjemmefra | title  =Siemens Wind Power flytter hjemmefra| language= Danish| work  =[[Ingeniøren|ing.dk]]| date= 26 September 2011 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> and 1,000 in Germany.<ref name=HQbb/> The growth included the expansion of production, warehousing and offices at its [[Brande]] site in 2005/6;<ref name="fac2008">{{citation| url = http://www.treia.org/assets/documents/TR08_Tue_1030-1200_Nelson.Robert_Siemens_Wind_Power-Technical_Developments.pdf| title = Siemens Wind Power: Technical Developments| first =Robert|last =  Nelson| publisher = Siemens via Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA)|year = 2008 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> acquisition in 2006 of a former [[LM Glasfiber]] wind turbine blade factory in [[Engesvang]], Denmark;<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pr_cc/2006/02_feb/pg200601025_1350479.htm| title = Siemens expands its manufacturing capacity for wind turbines in Denmark| date = 2 February 2006| publisher = Siemens |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> construction of a blade factory in [[Fort Madison]], Iowa, USA in 2007;<ref name="fac2008"/> a hub factory in [[Ølgod]] began production in 2008;<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.metal-supply.dk/article/view.html?id=20270| title = Ny Siemens-fabrik i Ølgod er køreklar| first = Henrik| last = Eilers| date = 11 February 2008| work = www.metal-supply.dk |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> and a nacelle manufacturing plant was established in [[Hutchinson, Kansas]], USA between 2009 and 2010, opening in December 2010.<ref>Sources:
-*{{citation| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2009/05/04/daily14.html| title = Siemens plans wind turbine facility in Hutchinson| publisher = Wichita Business Journal | first  =Daniel| last = McCoy| date  =5 May 2009 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}
-*{{citation| url = http://www.industryweek.com/environment/siemens-opens-new-wind-turbine-plant-kansas| work = www.industryweek.com|title=Siemens Opens New Wind Turbine Plant in Kansas| publisher = Agence France-Presse|date =3 December 2010 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> Additionally Bonus Energy sales and service partner company ''AN Windenergie GmbH'' in [[Bremen]] (Germany) was acquired in 2005.<ref name="fac2008"/><ref>{{citation| url  =http://windmesse.de/presse/1989.html| title = Siemens uebernimmt AN Windenergie GmbH|date = 3 November 2005| work = windmesse.de| language = German |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-In mid-2008 the company began testing of development prototypes of [[direct drive]] wind turbines; units based on the geared SWT-3.6-107 were installed in 2008 with a permanent magnet generator directly replacing the gearbox and alternator;<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2008/10/siemens-tests-its-direct-drive-will-direct-drive-bring-down-the-cost-of-energy-from-large-scale-turbines-53850| title = Siemens Tests its Direct Drive: Will Direct Drive Bring Down the Cost of Energy from Large-Scale Turbines?| first = Eize| last = de Vries| date = 14 October 2008| work = www.renewableenergyworld.com |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The quantity of permanent magnet material used in the generator has been estimated at around 2 [[tonne]]s.<ref name="ingneody">{{cite web| last=Krøyer|first = Kent| url = http://ing.dk/artikel/112793-gearloes-vindmoelle-goer-siemens-saarbar-over-for-hoej-pris-paa-sjaeldent-metal| title = Gearløs vindmølle gør Siemens sårbar over for høj pris på sjældent metal|language = Danish| publisher = Ingeniøren| date = 18 October 2010|accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref>|group="note"}} Successful tests led to development of a new production design by 2009.<ref name="sdd"/> A prototype of the new direct drive design, an [[IEC 61400]] wind class IA, 3MW machine (SWT 3.0-101 DD) was installed near Brande, Denmark in 2009.<ref name="sdd">{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2009/renewable_energy/ere200912023.htm| title = Next generation onshore wind turbines: Siemens installs prototype of three-megawatt direct drive wind turbine|publisher = Siemens| date = 3 December 2009 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/12/an-exclusive-look-at-the-new-siemens-3-mw-direct-drive-turbine| title = An Exclusive Look at the New Siemens 3-MW Direct-Drive Turbine| first = Eize| last = de Vries| date = 3 December 2008| work = www.renewableenergyworld.com |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> The 3MW design was launched as a product in April 2010 and significantly reduced complexity (half the components)<ref name=buck/> and lower nacelle weight than earlier 2.3MW designs.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2010/renewable_energy/ere201004062.htm| title = New Siemens Direct Drive wind turbine ready for sale| date = 20 April 2010| publisher = Siemens |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> A 2.3MW version for lower wind speeds (SWT-2.3-113) was launched in 2011.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/renewable_energy/ere201103050.htm| title = Siemens launches new gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds| date = 14 March 2011| publisher = Siemens |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-In 2010 Siemens Wind Power acquired 49% of [[A2SEA]] (an [[offshore wind farm]] installation company) from [[DONG Energy]] for a price of DKK 860m.<ref name=recharge120710>
-{{cite news
- |url= http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article219038.ece
- |title= Siemens buys 49% A2SEA stake to deepen offshore ties
- |newspaper = Recharge
- | publisher = NHST Media Group
- | first = Karl-Erik | last = Stromsta
- |date=29 June 2010
- | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120804083943/http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article219038.ece
- | archivedate = 4 August 2012|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="a2sie">{{citation| url = http://www.offshorewind.biz/2010/10/13/antitrust-authority-approves-siemens-as-equity-partner-in-a2sea-denmark/ |title = Antitrust authority approves Siemens as equity partner in A2SEA|work = www.offshorewind.biz|date = 13 October 2010 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-A factory established in [[Linggang]] ('' Siemens Wind Power Blades (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'') near the [[Yangshan Deep-Water Port|Yangshan Deep Water Port]] began production in 2010.<ref>Sources:
-*{{cite web| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/events/energy/2010-11-wind/SWPBe.pdf| title = Siemens opens its first wind turbine blade facility in China| publisher = Siemens| type = press release| date =30 November 2010 |accessdate=10 March 2016}}
-*{{cite web| url  =http://www.windpowermonthly.com/news/1044458/Siemens-opens-first-blade-manufacturing-plant-China/| title = Siemens opens first blade manufacturing plant in China| first  =Wu| last  =Qi| date = 1 December 2010| work = www.windpowermonthly.com|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref> Additionally in December 2010 Siemens announced it would install a blade factory at an existing unused facility in [[Tillsonburg, Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{citation| url  =http://www.siemens.ca/web/portal/en/press/Pages/Tillsonburg-Ontario-new-home-Canadian-wind-turbine-blade-manufacturing-facility.aspx| title = Siemens selects Tillsonburg, Ontario, as new home for Canadian wind turbine blade manufacturing facility| date = 2 December 2010| publisher =Siemens |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> In early 2011 Siemens and [[Associated British Ports|ABP]] announced the development of a £210&nbsp;million turbine assembly plant, and dock development at [[Alexandra Dock, Hull|Alexandra Dock]], in [[Kingston upon Hull]], UK.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5458a4a-2499-11e0-8c0e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1BkAKAYY3| title= Hull for wind turbine plant| first=Andrew|last= Bounds|date = 20 January 2011| work=[[Financial Times]]|accessdate=22 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.siemens.co.uk/en/news_press/index/news_archive/siemens-selects-abp-as-preferred-bidder-for-uk-wind-turbine-factory.htm |title=Siemens selects ABP as preferred bidder for UK wind turbine factory| work=www.siemens.co.uk|publisher=[[Siemens]]|date = 20 January 2011 |accessdate=22 January 2011}}</ref>
-In 2011 Siemens' wind power operations were split into a separate division, 'Wind Power'; with its other renewable energy activities place into a 'Solar & Hydro' division, the divisions headquarters were established in Hamburg on 1 October 2011, the European offshore wind headquarters remained in [[Brande]], Denmark.<ref name=HQbb>{{citation|url=http://www.breakbulk.com/press-release/siemens-opens-wind-headquarters-hamburg | title = Siemens Opens Wind Headquarters in Hamburg| work = www.breakbulk.com| date =  4 October 2011|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/energy/e201108092.htm|publisher = Siemens| date = 4 August 2011|title  =Siemens to strengthen its renewables business|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref name="move_hq">{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/pressemitteilungen/2011/energy/E201109108e.pdf | title = Hamburg to become headquarters of Siemens' global wind power business| publisher = Siemens | date= 26 September 2011|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref>
-In May 2011 testing began of a prototype 6MW  direct drive design with a {{convert|120|to|154|m|abbr=on}} rotor, the design was launched as a product in November 2011.<ref>{{citation| url  =http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/wind-power/ewp201111014.htm| title = Siemens launches new 6-MW direct drive offshore wind turbine| date = 29 November 2011| publisher = Siemens|accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref> In 2013 Siemens announced a development of its 3.6MW design, the SWT 4.0-130 which used a rotor of diamter 130m with 4MW rated power. At the same time the company introduced new product platform codes for its products, with 'G' indicating geared drive, and 'D' indicating direct drive, suffixed by a number indicating an approximate power class. The four initial product ranges were Siemens G2, G4, D3 and D6.<ref>{{citation| url=http://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/pressemitteilungen//2013/energy/wind-power/EWP201302018e.pdf| title = Siemens launches new 4-megawatt offshore wind turbine| date = 5 February 2013| type= press release| publisher = Siemens|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
-In July 2012, the company agreed to supply [[Dong Energy]] with 300 direct drive, 75m blade, 6 MW SWT-6.0-154 turbines for the English offshore market from 2014. Two turbines are to be installed for testing at the [[Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm]].<ref>{{citation|url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2012/energy/wind-power/ewp201207059.htm|date  =19 July 2012|publisher = Siemens| title  =Siemens to supply 300 offshore wind turbines to DONG Energy|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref> The value of the contract was estimated at over £2 billion.<ref name=gar>{{citation| last = Murray| first =  James| url = https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/19/siemens-dong-offshore-wind-deal?newsfeed=true | title = Siemens and Dong energy sign €2.5bn offshore wind power deal| work=[[The Guardian]]| date =  19 July 2012|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{citation| title = Dong and Siemens sign £2.3bn deal for giant UK wind turbines| date = 19 July 2012| first =Emily| last = Gosden|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9413353/Dong-and-Siemens-sign-2.3bn-deal-for-giant-UK-wind-turbines.html| work= The Telegraph|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref> Prototype 6MW machines were installed at the [[Gunfleet Sands 2 wind farm]] in 2013;<ref>{{citation| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24066885| title = Gunfleet Sands test site for 6MW wind farm turbines| date = 12 September 2013| publisher = BBC News |accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> with the first full scale commercial installation of 6MW machines at the 210MW [[Westermost Rough Wind Farm|Westernmost Rough wind farm]] in 2014.<ref>{{citation| url=http://renews.biz/72376/first-siemens-6mw-rises-at-rough/| title = First Siemens 6MW rises at Rough| date = 15 August 2014| work = renews.biz |accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>
-In September 2012 Siemens Wind announced the lay off of 615 of a workforce of around 1650 workers in the United States, citing reduced demand for wind turbines due to uncertainty concerning future tax break incentives in the USA for wind power.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-09-18/siemens-to-lay-off-615-in-iowa-kansas-florida| title = Siemens to lay off 615 in Iowa, Kansas, Florida| first = David| last = Pitt| date = 18 September 2012| work = www.businessweek.com| publisher = [[Bloomberg LP]]|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref> (see [[United States Wind Energy Policy]].)
-In March 2014 Siemens and [[Associated British Ports|Associated British Ports (ABP)]] finalised the 2011 MOU to build a turbine factory in Hull, UK ('[[Green Port Hull]]'), and announced an additional facility near [[Paull, East Riding of Yorkshire]], east of Hull which would manufacture rotor blades for turbines.<ref>{{citation| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-26725473| title = Siemens confirm Green Port Hull wind turbine factory to be built| date = 25 March 2014| work = BBC News}}</ref><ref name="hullpaull">{{citation|url = http://www.siemens.com/press//pool/de/pressemitteilungen//2014/energy/wind-power/EWP201403032e.pdf | title = Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great Britain| publisher = Siemens| type = Press Release| date= 25 March 2014|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> In 2014 the planned factory at Paull was abandoned, with all production to be  concentrated at the Alexandra dock site.<ref name="paull2">{{cite news| url = http://renews.biz/79216/siemens-rejigs-humber-blade-site/| title = Siemens combines Humber sites| date = 14 November 2014| work = renews.biz|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> Revised plans for the site submitted April 2015 included only a blade manufacturing factory at the site with no nacelle production.<ref>{{citation| url=https://www.hullcc.gov.uk/padcbc/publicaccess-live/files/539E0C344E3C2D7A4E8554E125FB8FCF/pdf/15_00393_RES-DESIGN_AND_ACCESS_STATEMENT-569464.pdf| title = Siemens Green Port Hull Alexandra Dock, 30 March 2015, Planning and Design and Access Statement | author=Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will| author2 = Blue Sky Planning| at  =  §01.1-01.2, pp.6-7| work = (15/00393/RES) Demolition of buildings and erection of new buildings (including part of a single building of 22.476m high; 73' 9") for the manufacture of wind turbine blades and the assembly, maintenance, storage and distribution (Use Class B1, B2 and B8) of wind turbine components [..]| publisher = Hull City Council| type = planning application|accessdate=21 April 2015}}</ref>
-In 2015 Siemens upgraded its 6MW offshore design to a rated 7MW power with a larger permanent magnet generator,<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/1394022/siemens-boosts-offshore-wind-turbine-to-7mw| title = Siemens boosts offshore wind turbine to 7MW | first = Darius| last = Snieckus| date = 11 March 2015| work = www.rechargenews.com |accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> and further to 8 MW in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/07/05/siemens-rolls-out-8mw-wind-turbine/|title=Siemens Rolls Out 8MW Wind Turbine|work=Offshore Wind|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> The first order for the 7MW design was awarded in October 2015 for 47 turbines in the [[Walney Wind Farm#Walney Extension|Walney 3 offshore]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://renews.biz/100241/green-light-for-walney-3-build | title = Green light for Walney 3 build | date = 28 October 2015 |work= renews.biz |accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>
-In early 2015 Siemens announced it had reached agreements to build 2GW of wind turbines in [[Egypt]], and to construct a blade factory in that country, as part of a larger power generation agreement.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/pressemitteilungen/2015/energymanagement/PR2015030155EMEN.pdf| title = Egypt and Siemens to massively increase power generation capacity| date = 14 March 2015| publisher = Siemens|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/siemens-signs-4-2-billion-power-deals-in-egypt-1426350793| title = Siemens Signs $4.2 Billion Power Deals in Egypt| first = Neetha| last = Mahadevan| date = 14 March 2015| work = www.wsj.com|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> The  €8 billion, 16.4GW energy development deal was signed in June 2015, including a ~1000 worker blade factory in [[Ain Soukhna]] and 12 wind farms (600 turbine, 2GW) in the [[Gulf of Suez]] and west [[River Nile|Nile]] areas of Egypt.<ref>{{citation| url=http://www.siemens.com/press//pool/de/pressemitteilungen/2015/power-gas/PR2015060243PGEN.pdf| title = Siemens awarded record energy orders that will boost Egypt’s power generation by 50%| date = 3 June 2015| publisher = Siemens| type=  Press release | accessdate = 3 June 2015}}</ref>
-In August 2015 Siemens announced it was to construct a new nacelle manufacturing plant at [[Cuxhaven]], Germany, an investment of £200 million. The plant was expected to become operational mid 2017, and employ 1000 people.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/PR2015080298WPEN| title =  Siemens to build wind power plant in Cuxhaven, Germany| date = 5 August 2015| type= Press release| publisher = Siemens |accessdate = 5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://renews.biz/92906/siemens-to-build-cuxhaven-plant/| title = Siemens to build Cuxhaven plant| date = 5 August 2015| work = renews.biz |accessdate = 5 August 2015 }}</ref> A €100 million blade plant to be built in the [[Tanger Automotive City]] (near [[Tanger-Med]] port) in [[Morocco]] was announced in early 2016.<ref>{{citation| url = http://renews.biz/101871/siemens-strikes-blade-plant-deal| title = Siemens strikes blade plant deal| work = renews.biz| date = 10 March 2016 | accessdate =10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/pressemitteilungen/2016/windpower-renewables/PR2016030214WPEN.pdf| title = Siemens to build rotor blade factory for wind turbines in Morocco| type = press release| date =10 March 2016| publisher =Siemens| accessdate =10 March 2016 }}</ref>
-====Merger with Gamesa (2016)====
-On 17 June 2016 Siemens and [[Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica|Gamesa]] (Spain) announced they were to merge their wind businesses, with the two operations forming 59% (Siemens Wind) and 41% (Gamesa) of the resulting company's shareholding, with Siemens offering €3.75 per Gamesa share. The resultant company was to be headquartered in Spain, with an offshore operations headquartered in hamburg, Germany and Vejle, Denmark. Siemens was reported to have paid €1 billion ($1.13 billion) cash for Gamesa shares. Cost savings between duplicated functions in the two businesses was expected by Gamesa to save c. €230 million in the first year of operation. The combined business would be the largest wind turbine manufacturer worldwide by installed capacity (c. 69GW), exceeding [[Vestas]] and [[GE]].<ref>{{citation| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-17/gamesa-gets-siemens-merger-approval-to-expand-wind-turbine-units| title = Siemens, Gamesa Merge Units to Form World’s Biggest Wind-Turbine Maker | first = Anna| last = Hirtenstein | work = www.bloomber.com| date =  17 June 2016 | accessdate =  17 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gamesa-m-a-siemens-idUSKCN0Z22JC | title = Siemens, Gamesa to form world's largest wind farm business| first =Jose Elias|last = Rodriguez| date = 17 June 2016| work = www.reuters.com | accessdate =  17 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="gam2016">{{citation| url  =https://www.siemens.com/press/PR2016060295COEN| title = Siemens and Gamesa to merge wind businesses to create a leading wind power player| date = 17 July 2016| type = press release| publisher = Siemens | accessdate =  17 June 2016}}</ref>
-Third party analysis (Feng Zhou, FTI Consulting) suggested that Gamesa's strength in China and India and west pacific markets as a strategic asset for Siemens.<ref>{{citation| url = http://energiwatch.dk/Energinyt/Renewables/article8404636.ece| title  =FTI: Derfor går Siemens med opkøbstanker | first  =Maz| last = Plechinger| date  =16 June 2016| work = energiwatch.dk| language = Danish | accessdate =  17 June 2016}}</ref>
-An agreement was reached between [[Areva Wind]] and Gamesa on their joint venture [[Adwen (company)|Adwen]], whereby Areva surrendered contractual obligations with Gamesa, and Siemens/Gamesa gave Areva an option to either sell or acquire the jv;<ref name="gam2016"/> Adwen was said to have been a source of contention during negotiations, as Siemens was reluctant to fund factories and development of an 8 MW turbine in France.<ref name=reut2016-03-28>{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-gamesa-siemens-idUSKCN0WO0YR |title=Siemens ready to buy Areva wind venture in Gamesa deal: paper |date=22 March 2016|work=www.reuters.com |accessdate=28 March 2016}}</ref>
-====2017-present====
-In February 2017 Siemens announced the closure of the  Engesvang blade factory (Denmark), with the loss of 430 jobs, citing the plants inability to produce larger size blades.<ref>{{citation| url = http://renews.biz/105930/siemens-to-shut-danish-blade-plant/| title = Siemens to shut Danish blade plant| work = renews.biz| date = 16 February 2017 |accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-siemens-turbines-denmark-idUSKBN15U1MV| title = Siemens to shut Danish wind blade factory, lay off 430 people| work = www.reuters.com| date = 15 February 2017 |accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>
-===Acquisitions and joint ventures===
-Along with Bonus in 2004, Siemens acquired ''AN Windenergie GmbH'' in [[Bremen]] (Germany) in 2005; the sales and service partner company of Bonus Energy.<ref name="fac2008"/><ref>{{citation| url  =http://windmesse.de/presse/1989.html| title = Siemens uebernimmt AN Windenergie GmbH|date = 3 November 2005| work = windmesse.de| language = German }}</ref>
-In 2010 Siemens Wind Power acquired 49% of [[A2SEA]] (an [[offshore wind farm]] installation company) from [[DONG Energy]] for a price of DKK 860m.<ref name=recharge120710/><ref name="a2sie"/>
-In December 2011 Siemens signed a strategic collaboration agreement with [[Shanghai Electric]] for wind power supply in China.<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/wind-power/ewp201112017.htm| title = Siemens and Shanghai Electric agree on strategic wind power alliance for China | publisher = Siemens| date = 9 December 2011 |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-==Operations==
-Siemens Wind has [[Research and development|R&D]], and production facilities in [[Brande]], [[Denmark]]. Blade production is located in Aalborg and Engesvang (Denmark), Linggang (China), Fort Madison, Iowa (USA) and Tillsonburg, Ontario (Canada); with factories under construction or planned (2016) for Kingston upon Hull (UK), Tanger Automotive City (Morocco) and Ain Soukhna (Egypt).
-Other established production sites included nacelle manufacture at Hutchinson, Kansas (USA, 1.6 GW)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1403499/vestas-won-midwest|title=How Vestas won the Midwest|author= Ros Davidson|date=29 July 2016 |publisher=[[Windpower Monthly]]|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> and hub production at Ølgod (Denmark). As of 2016 a new nacelle plant is under development at Cuxhaven (Germany).
-Siemens acquired the first of two [[Roll-on/roll-off]] turbine transport ships in 2016, converted from a [[container ship]], to reduce logistics costs. A [[Telescoping (mechanics)|telescopic]] roof also allows [[Lift-on/lift-off]] with cranes.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.siemens.com/press/PR2016120100WPEN |title=Siemens Wind Power presents first customized turbine transport vessel in Esbjerg: Rotra Vente |publisher=Press Releases - Siemens Global Website |date=2 December 2016|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref>
-==Products==
-As of 2016 Siemens Wind products include 2.3, 3.6 and 4.0MW geared turbines; and 3.0, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 6.0 and 7.0 MW direct drive turbines.<ref>{{citation| url =http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/renewable-energy/wind-power/platforms/| title = Our wind power platform portfolio| work = www.energy.siemens.com| accessdate = 17 June 2016|}}</ref>
-{{wide image|Fiberglass-reinforced epoxy blades of Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines.jpg|700px|align-cap=center|[[Fiberglass reinforced plastic|Fibreglass reinforced epoxy]] blades of Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines. The blade size of 49 meters<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerodynamic and Performance  Measurements on a SWT-2.3- 101 Wind Turbine|url=http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/51649.pdf|work=WINDPOWER 2011|publisher=National Renewable Energy Laboratory|page=1|date=22–25 May 2011}}</ref> is in comparison to a [[Electrical substation|substation]] behind them at [[Wolfe Island Wind Farm]].|alt=Fiberglass-reinforced epoxy blades of Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines.}}
-==Research and development==
-[[File:Hywind havvindmølle.JPG|thumb|right|[[Hywind]] [[floating wind turbine]].]]
-By 2010 Siemens Wind Power had filed 242 wind turbine patents on the [[United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office]] database (UK-IPO), while [[Vestas]] has filed 787 and [[General Electric]] has 666.<ref name="bloIP">{{citation| last = Rosen| first= Ellen|url = http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAYTOB.7EZ_M |title =Stolichnaya, Bank Of America: Intellectual Property| publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|date= 11 October 2010 |accessdate=24 January 2013 |quote = Overall, the company [Vestas] has filed 787 patents connected to wind turbines, according to the Intellectual Property Office database. General Electric Co. has filed 666, Siemens AG has lodged 242 and Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA 102}}</ref>
-In 2008, a [[Research and development|R&D]] center was opened in [[Boulder, Colorado]], [[United States]], stating that it could recruit higher quality [[aerodynamicist]]s in the location than in Denmark.<ref name="aeroQual">{{citation| last =Wessel| first = Lene| url =http://ing.dk/artikel/122491-siemens-fortsaetter-jagten-paa-ingenioerer | title = Siemens continues hunt for engineers| work = ing.dk| date = 26 September 2011|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref name="rdco">{{citation| url = http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48748194_colorado-governor-ritter-welcomes-siemens-wind-res| title =  Colorado Governor Ritter welcomes Siemens wind research center to Colorado| work = www.allamericanpatriots.com|date =  3 June 2008|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref>
-In 2009 Siemens supplied a special SWT-2.3-82 turbine installed on "[[Hywind]]", the first large capacity [[floating wind turbine]] in the world, developed by [[Statoil]].<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2009/renewable_energy/ere200906064.htm| title = Hywind: Siemens and StatoilHydro install first floating wind turbine| date  = 10 June 2010| publisher = Siemens|accessdate=24 January 2013 }}</ref>
-In around 2010 Siemens has a goal of reducing the cost per kilowatt-hour to [[5 cent euro coin|€0.05]] for onshore windpower and to €0.10 for offshore wind by 2020,{{#tag:ref|Example, in 2011 [[West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm|Duddon Sands wind farm]] (108 3.6MW turbines) cost €700million to construct, or €6.5 million per turbine, or €1,800 capital cost excluding maintenance per kW generating capacity.<ref name=hn>{{citation| url = http://www.hubnorth.dk/da-DK/Nyheder/Nyheder/Detaljevisning---nyheder-1.aspx?Action=1&NewsId=205&PID=519 |title  =Så meget koster en havvindmølle| language = Danish|  publisher = Hub North| date = 4 July 2011}}</ref>|group="note"}}  many of the cost saving mechanisms were based on practice originating in the [[auto industry]]. Potential cost reductions included: automation/robotisation of blade manufacture and tailor woven glass fibre mats to reduce to simplify the blade manufacturing process; use of standardised components across product ranges to reduce overall component costs; elimination of geared generator drives to reduce maintenance cost; and modularisation of nacelle design, splitting generator and power conversion into separate modules, with the aim of additional flexibility in manufacture, and reduced transportation costs due reduced weight of the modules. The company also offered shorter length bolted tower sections allowing container transportation, and simplified mass production.<ref name=buck>{{cite journal| first = Christian|last= Buck| url = http://www.siemens.com/innovation/apps/pof_microsite/_pof-spring-2013/_html_en/wind-power.html |title =  A new spin on production|journal = Pictures of the future (Siemens magazine)| publisher = Siemens|date= Spring 2013|accessdate=24 November 2013}}</ref>
-In a [[Life-cycle assessment]], SWP calculates that the energy for manufacturing a 6MW direct drive wind turbine is made back in under 10 months depending on circumstances,<ref name=witt>{{citation| last = Wittrup| first =  Sanne| url = http://ing.dk/artikel/6-mw-vindmoelle-betaler-sig-energimaessigt-tilbage-33-gange-172542 | title = 6 MW vindmølle betaler sig energimæssigt tilbage 33 gange| work= [[Ingeniøren]]|date = 26 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/pool/hq/power-generation/renewables/wind-power/pictures/epd/epd-swt-6-0-012015.pdf| title =A clean energy solution – from cradle to grave - Offshore wind power plant employing SWT-6.0-154|type  = Environmental Product Declaration , Press Release| publisher = Siemens}}</ref> roughly the same as independent research suggests.<ref>[http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152560/ Energy return on investment (EROI) for wind energy]</ref><ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140616093317.htm Wind turbine payback: Environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines] – International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing 2014</ref>
-SWP develops [[artificial neural networks]] for [[machine learning]] to predict and diagnose potential problems in 9,000 wind turbines with 400 sensors each, sending data several times a second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.version2.dk/artikel/saadan-forudsiger-neurale-netvaerk-447079 |title=Siemens bruger neurale netværk til at fjerndiagnosticere havvindmøller |work=[[Ingeniøren|Version2]] |date=6 November 2015|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref>
-Siemens tests its turbines at [[LORC]], its own test sites and [[Østerild Wind Turbine Test Field]]. In 2017, Siemens installed a low-wind 3.15 MW turbine with a 142-meter rotor.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://renews.biz/106272/siemens-newbie-rises-in-denmark/ |title=Siemens newbie rises in Denmark|date=14 March 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref>
-==See also==
-{{Portal|Companies}}
-*[[List of wind turbine manufacturers]]
-*[[List of Danish wind turbine manufacturers]]
-*[[Renewable energy industry]]
-*[[Wind power]]
-*[[Wind power in Denmark]]
-==Notes==
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