Head winds for turbine makers Seimens

[Hillhater]

What are the issues with Siemens Gamesa's wind turbines?

Shares in Siemens Energy fell on Monday after the company quantified deeper than expected problems at its struggling wind turbine division that were first unveiled in June, saying the issues triggered a 2.2 billion euro ($2.42 billion) charge.

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The discovery of faulty components at Siemens Gamesa's onshore wind turbines had already caused a charge of nearly half a billion euros in January.

The issues, the latest in a long line of operational problems, prompted Siemens Energy to take full control of the business earlier this month after only partially owning it for several years.

On Friday, Siemens Gamesa said that while rotor blades and bearings were partly to blame for the turbine problems, it could not be ruled out that design issues also played a role.
It said the problems could affect as many as 15-30% of its turbine fleet.
The company said quality problems "go beyond what we were previously aware of, and they are directly linked to selected components and a few, but important, suppliers".

 

[nicobie]

What are the issues with Siemens Gamesa's wind turbines?

Shares in Siemens Energy fell on Monday after the company quantified deeper than expected problems at its struggling wind turbine division that were first unveiled in June, saying the issues triggered a 2.2 billion euro ($2.42 billion) charge.

www.reuters.com

Here is a pic of a Siemen's project ~5 mi. from my front door. It is scheduled to get spun up in a couple of weeks