Siemens Wins Six New Wind Turbine Orders of More Than 565 Megawatts Rated Capacity in North America

Siemens Wins Six New Wind Turbine Orders of More Than 565 Megawatts Rated
Capacity in North America
Total Order Value More Than USD900 Million

ORLANDO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy has been awarded six new wind
turbine orders in North America over the last month: two in Canada and four
in the U.S., totaling more than 565 megawatts (MW) rated capacity. In Ontario,
Canada, Siemens will supply 44 units of its 2.3-MW rated wind turbines for
Kruger Energy's Chatham wind farm and 22 wind turbines for the Gosfield wind
farm, owned by Brookfield Renewable Power Fund. In the U.S., Siemens will
provide Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) with 66 wind turbines for the Keenan
II wind farm in Oklahoma; Duke Energy with 44 wind turbines for its Top of the
World project in Wyoming; Cannon Power Group's Windy Flats Extension wind farm
with 26 wind turbines in Washington State; and Pattern Energy with 44 wind
turbines for its Hatchet Ridge project in California. Together, these projects
have the potential to provide clean power to approximately 170,000 North
American homes. The total value of the six orders is more than USD900 million.

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"These orders prove that the wind industry's fundamentals are still strong
even in times of an economic downturn," stated Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of the
Siemens Energy Sector. "The continuing support for renewable energy from the
administrations in the U.S. and Canada is having a positive effect on wind
project development. We are confident that the industry will get back on its
growth track soon."

"Importantly, these orders show how North America has been able to lay a
groundwork to sustain this renewable industry over the long-term," added Randy
Zwirn, president and CEO of Siemens Energy, Inc. "Five years ago, Siemens had
one employee working in wind energy in the U.S. Today we have 900. And with
continued investment and growth in this industry, as evidenced by these
orders, the number of green jobs should only continue to grow."

On September 17, Siemens celebrated the groundbreaking of its planned wind
turbine assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kansas, to better meet the increasing
demand for clean energy in the Americas. The 300,000-square-foot wind turbine
nacelle facility is scheduled to become operational in fall 2010 and is
expected to employ up to approximately 400 "green-collar" employees. The
plant's annual planned output is approximately 650 nacelles - or 1,500 rated
megawatts. Siemens also recently expanded its 600,000-square-foot blade
manufacturing facilities in Fort Madison, Iowa, which it opened in 2007.

"Since Siemens entered the wind market in 2004, the company has become the
third largest wind turbine supplier to the North American market, which is
expected to be the second largest regional market in terms of total installed
capacity over the next three years, just behind Asia Pacific," said Bill
Smith, senior vice president, Energy Sector, Siemens Canada. "Our portfolio
and strategy supports the Canadian wind power market, which is expected to see
unprecedented growth over the next decade."

Wind power is one of the biggest contributors to the company's environmental
portfolio. In 2008, revenue from products and solutions of Siemens'
environmental portfolio was nearly EUR19 billion, which is equivalent to
around a quarter of Siemens' total revenue, making Siemens one of the largest
providers of environmentally friendly technology worldwide.

The Siemens Energy Sector is the world's leading supplier of a complete
spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission
and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of
oil and gas. In fiscal 2008 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had
revenues of approximately EUR22.6 billion and received new orders totaling
approximately EUR33.4 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.4 billion. On
September 30, 2008, the Energy Sector had a work force of approximately
83,500. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.

Order details

U.S.A.

Project name: Keenan II wind farm
Customer: CPV Renewable Energy Company, an affiliate of
Competitive Power Ventures, Inc.
# of wind turbines: 66 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 151.8 MW
Location: Near Keenan, Oklahoma
Commissioning: Scheduled for end of 2010
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of
the wind turbines; 5-year service and
maintenance agreement
Other: Siemens supplied 44 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines
for the Keenan I wind farm in 2008.

Project name: Top of the World wind power project
Customer: Duke Energy
# of wind turbines: 44 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 101.2 MW
Location: Converse County, Wyoming
Commissioning: Scheduled for end of 2010
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of
the wind turbines; 2-year service and
maintenance agreement

Project name: Hatchet Ridge wind farm
Customer: Pattern Energy
# of wind turbines: 44 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 101.2 MW
Location: Shasta County, California
Commissioning: Scheduled for fall 2010
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of
the wind turbines; 2-year service and
maintenance agreement

Project name: Windy Flats Extension wind power project
Customer: Cannon Northwest Wind Partners, LLC, affiliate
of Cannon Power Corp.
# of wind turbines: 26 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 59.8 MW
Location: Near Goldendale, Washington State
Commissioning: Scheduled for end of 2009
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of
the wind turbines; 2-year service and
maintenance agreement
Other: Financing will be provided by Siemens
Financial Services, Inc. Siemens received an
order for 130 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines for
the Windy Point wind farm in 2008, which was
later split into 42 units for the Windy Point
wind farm (renamed Tuolumne) and 88 units for
the Windy Flats wind farm.
Canada

Project name: Chatham wind farm
Customer: Kruger Energy
# of wind turbines: 40 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines and 4 SWT-2.3-93
wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 101.2 MW
Location: Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Commissioning: Scheduled for November 2010
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of
the wind turbines; 2-year service and
maintenance agreement
Other: Siemens supplied 44 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines
for the Port Alma wind farm, adjacent to the
Chatham wind farm, in 2008.

Project name: Gosfield wind farm
Customer: Brookfield Renewable Power Fund
# of wind turbines: 22 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines
Total rated MW output: 50.6 MW
Location: Essex County, Ontario
Commissioning: Scheduled for August 2010
Scope of supply: Transportation and commissioning of the wind
turbines; 2-year service and maintenance
agreement

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