Siemens Gamesa: Where do Wind Turbines Come From?

Wind power is being used in more than half of all the countries in the world, generated by hundreds of thousands of turbines. 

Roughly 1,100 GW of wind power capacity has been installed across the globe, and 130 GW of this is from Siemens Gamesa turbines alone. 

This includes wind farms like ScottishPower’s East Anglia TWO, where Siemens Gamesa was awarded a contract worth more than £1bn (US$1.3bn) to supply 64 turbines in the UK. 

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “Our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower will fire up our industrial heartlands and break down barriers to growth in our hard-working towns and cities.

“It will strengthen our national security - protecting our children and grandchildren from the climate crisis, and impact this will have on their future prosperity.

“By acting decisively and early, the UK has an opportunity to lead the world in the industries of the future – working in partnership with businesses like ScottishPower and Siemens Energy – creating real energy security, cutting energy bills and building jobs and supply chains in the UK.”

A brief history of Siemens Gamesa 

Gamesa and Bonus Energy were founded in 1976 and 1980 respectively.

The first Bonus Energy 22 kW turbine was built in 1981 – and continued to generate power through 2016. 

The world’s first offshore wind farm was built with 11 Bonus Energy 450 kW turbines in 1991 which continued to operate for 25 years. 

Gamesa entered the wind energy sector in 1994 and installed its first wind farm in 1995. 

Siemens acquired Bonus Energy in 2004 which became Siemens Wind Power.

Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa concluded the merger of their wind power businesses in 2017, creating Siemens Gamesa. 

Today, the business is a unit of Siemens Energy and is led by CEO Vinod Philip.

Siemens Gamesa today

With decades of experience under its belt, Siemens Gamesa is now a team of more than 28,000 individuals over 100 nationalities. 

It holds the number one position in key markets for onshore wind power across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. 

Siemens Gamesa is a global leader in offshore wind, capitalising on the most challenging and powerful winds produced at sea to make energy more sustainable. 

It doesn’t just provide turbines, but also services them. 

Wind turbines will have to endure more than 120,000 operating hours over their lifetime and can be found in remote locations. 

Siemens Gamesa’s services business leads the industry in operating, maintaining and optimising turbines to ensure they generate power for as long as possible. 

Where Siemens Gamesa turbines are made

Siemens Gamesa has production facilities around the world, including in:

• Brande, Denmark along with R&D
• Fort Madison, Iowa, US
• Aalborg, Denmark
• Linggang, China
• Hull, UK
• Ain Soukhna, Egypt

The business has more than 6,000 employees in the UK, 1,300 of which work in its Hull blade factory. 

Siemens Gamesa blades are used in wind farms across the UK, including in ScottishRenewables’ East Anglia wind farms, RWE’s Sofia wind farm and Ørsted’s Hornsea wind farms. 

Darren Davidson, UK and Ireland Vice President for Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa, said: “The UK is the first leading industrial country to simultaneously phase out coal power and be a leader in offshore wind. 

“If we’re to achieve our net zero targets, it’s mission critical this momentum is maintained. 

“As well as delivering the blades to power the UK’s energy transition, our factory in Hull is acting as a catalyst for economic growth and green jobs across the region.”

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