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Article: New Siemens Research Turbine Commissioned at NREL Site.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Siemens Energy, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today formally commissioned a new 2.3-megawatt Siemens wind turbine at NREL's National Wind Technology Center. The turbine is the centerpiece of a multi-year project to study the performance and aerodynamics of a new class of large, land-based machines - in what will be the biggest government-industry research partnership for wind power generation ever undertaken in the U.S. Under the initial phase of the $14 million research program, Siemens will contribute $9 million, NREL $5 million.
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