NEWS ABOUT INNOVATION, MAINTENANCE, TAILWINDS CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING The RUTE system is stronger than standard concrete, so wind farms can upgrade to larger towers without additional costs. (Courtesy: RUTE Foundations) also reduces CO2 emissions. of strengthening concrete with high- CONSTRUCTION “Using our precast, segmental foun- strength steel strands common in dation at a single 60-tower wind farm bridge construction). New foundation wins would keep about 65 million pounds The RUTE technology is entering of CO2 out of the atmosphere,” said the marketplace just as the wind construction Doug Krause, CEO of RUTE Founda- farm industry is upgrading from 1.5- industry award tions. “This CO2 reduction is realized MW turbines to 3.5-plus-MW turbines, through lower concrete usage, a much which require taller towers. The RUTE An Oregon cleantech company that longer lifecycle of our precast compo- system is stronger than standard con- developed a new concrete-saving, nents and the fact new wind farms can crete, so wind farms can upgrade to CO2-reducing foundation system for come on line a month earlier because larger towers without additional costs. wind-turbine towers has been award- our foundations don’t have to cure.” “The PTI recognition is huge for us,” ed the 2019 Merit Award from the Traditional poured-in-place foun- said Jeff Colwill, RUTE’s vice president Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), based dations require concrete footings that of Operations, who accepted the award on the first installation of the founda- are 60 feet in diameter, weigh almost 2 at the annual Post-Tensioning Institute tion technology. million pounds and use 40 truckloads convention in Seattle. “Because RUTE The industry-first modular of concrete, or approximately 400 cu- can also manufacture the foundations wind-turbine tower base, developed bic yards. Curing that amount of con- locally, near the wind farms, our tech- by RUTE Foundation Systems with crete takes weeks before towers can be nology will also help create local jobs.” early support from climate impact ac- installed, and the life of the structure The first RUTE 30BX Foundation celerator VertueLab, cuts the amount is less than half that of the RUTE foun- was installed at Palmers Creek Wind of concrete needed by 75 percent over dation, which can last 60 years. Farm in Granite Falls, Minnesota, last the life cycle of a wind farm. Because The precast, modular components November and supports a GE 2.5 MW concrete contains cement, a material in the RUTE system are made in turbine on a 295-foot (90 meter) tower that generates large amounts of CO2 beam manufacturing plants and use hub height. RUTE partnered on the during production, the RUTE system post-tensioning technology (a method project with a team of engineering 34 JUNE 2019 DON’T BE and construction firms, including MANUFACTURING LET DOWN Structural Technologies/VSL, RUTE’s post-tensioning partner based in Mary- Siemens Gamesa BY AN land. secures two orders ELEVATOR MORE INFO rutefoundations.com in the U.S. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Ener - CONSTRUCTION gy was selected by EDF Renewables Installation and North America to supply turbines for preventative maintenance RES starts the Coyote and Oso Grande projects in by IUEC elevator the United States. The deals further construction confirm the commercial success of the mechanics will keep your on Kansas project SG 4.5-145 and feature a service and elevators moving SAFELY maintenance agreement for Siemens and more efficiently. RES (Renewable Energy Systems), the Gamesa’s premium maintenance pro- world’s largest independent renewable gram, offering the best in scale and 27,000 trained energy company, recently announced flexibility to maximize energy asset craftspersons using construction on Southern Power’s 200 returns. more than 119 training MW Reading Wind Facility in Osage Coyote, located in Scurry County, centers. and Lyon counties, Kansas. Once com- Texas, will feature 48 SG 4.5-145 and plete in 2020, the 200 MW project will 11 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Project generate roughly 760,000 megawatt completion is expected for the sum- hours of clean energy per year. mer of 2020. Southern Power, which announced The Oso Grande wind project will it acquired the project from RES in Oc- also use 48 SG 4.5-145 and 13 SWT- tober 2018, will operate and maintain 2.3-108 wind turbines, and is in New the facility upon completion in the Mexico, about 43 miles southeast of second quarter of 2020. The project Roswell. The commissioning of the consists of 62 Siemens Gamesa wind wind farm is scheduled for the last turbines, and the energy output will quarter of 2020. be sold to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The SG 4.5-145 offers a flexible under a 12-year PPA. power rating from 4.2 MW to 4.8 MW The Reading Wind project will gen- depending on site conditions and has erate significant benefits to the com- a rotor diameter of 145 meters. The munity, including creating about 125 71-meter blade integrates aerodynam- full-time jobs during peak construc- ics and noise reduction features — in- tion and up to eight permanent jobs cluding Siemens Gamesa DinoTails® once operational. During construction Next Generation technology — to guar- and operation, both Osage and Lyons antee a high production of energy and counties will benefit from increased reduced noise emission levels. This tur- local spending on goods and services. bine model is optimized for medium “This project will mark RES’ first wind onshore locations to maximize project in our joint development agree- energy production. ment with Southern Power, which has “We are extremely proud to partner been a tremendous partner in bring- with EDF Renewables North America ing renewable energy to communities on these important orders for the SG Contact Carisa Barrett at across the country.” says Rick Ortiz, VP 4.5-145 wind turbines in the U.S.,” said [email protected] of Wind Construction. “We are excit- José Antonio Miranda, CEO of Onshore or 253-561-4902 ed to bring significant benefits to the Americas at Siemens Gamesa Renew- local communities of Osage and Lyon able Energy. “This new generation tur- We represent more than 450 counties.” bine offers best-in-class LCOE based on elevator companies ready to proven technology and evidences our serve your Elevator Lift needs MORE INFO www.res-group.com commitment to continued innovation.” windsystemsmag.com 35 TAILWINDS THE BUSINESS OF WIND capacity of 194 MW. The SG 4.5-145 will be the most powerful turbine with the largest ro- tor size to date in Canada. The 71-me- ter blade integrates aerodynamics and noise reduction features — including Siemens Gamesa DinoTails® Next Generation technology — to guaran- tee a high production of energy and reduced noise emission levels. “We’re proud that our partners chose Siemens Gamesa and our SG 4.5-145 turbine for this project,” said David Hickey, head of the Siemens Gamesa business in Canada. “The Siemens Gamesa has provided turbines with an output capacity of more than 19 GW in the U.S. new SG 4.5-145 turbine will provide and has a strong U.S. footprint consisting of manufacturing, service, and offices. (Courtesy: extremely cost competitive and clean Siemens Gamesa) energy to the consumers and commu- nities of Canada.” “The evolution of our partnership MANUFACTURING With more than 3,000 MW in - with Siemens Gamesa to include this stalled in Canada, Siemens Gamesa new technology is a significant mile- Siemens Gamesa gets Renewable Energy is the market leader stone for both companies as it con - by cumulative installed capacity. The tributes to our long-standing efforts order for 43 turbines team of employees provides technical to reduce LCOE,” said Art Del Rio, vice in Canada expertise, service, products, and on- president, Wind Technology Strat- going support to all of its customers. egy at EDF Renewables. “This new Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Canada is eighth in the world for total SG 4.5-145 turbine is the ideal fit for recently announced it has signed a onshore installed wind capacity with the Coyote and Oso Grande projects, contract to supply and commission 43 12.8 GW as of December 2018, with a helping EDF Renewables achieve the SG 4.5-145 wind turbines, with flex- 20 percent annual growth rate for the value necessary to build a competitive ible rating up to 4.8 MW, for a wind last 10 years. project.”. project in Canada with an undisclosed customer. The order is for a nominal MORE INFO www.siemensgamesa.com MORE INFO www.siemensgamesa.com MANUFACTURING Vestas secures order for 420 MW in the U.S. Vestas has received an order for 420 MW of V120-2.2 MW turbines for a project in the U.S. The order includes supply and com- missioning of the turbines. Deliveries are expected in the sec- ond quarter of 2020, with commission- ing expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. The project and customer are un- disclosed at the customer’s request. With more than 3,000 MW installed in Canada, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is the MORE INFO www.vestas.com market leader by cumulative installed capacity. (Courtesy: Siemens Gamesa) 36 JUNE 2019 MANUFACTURING Europe. The three-year collaboration to 600 GW, according to the World combines the advanced power appli- Wind Energy Association. The United Siemens Gamesa cations and networking capabilities States — the second-largest wind pow- of Emerson’s Ovation™ automation er market — added 7.6 GW of capacity gets investment platform with Vayu’s cloud-computing last year. grade rating wind-energy optimization technology. Using this approach, Vayu has identi- MORE INFO emerson.com Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy fied more than $500 million in reve- (SGRE) has become the first wind nue opportunities from just a fraction turbine manufacturer to attain an in- of the approximately 450 wind farms INNOVATION vestment grade rating.