Converteam to supply 230 converters for Indian wind farms developed by RK Wind

Chennai, 20 April 2011 - Power conversion specialist Converteam has taken a big step forward in the wind industry in India by securing a contract from RK Wind to supply 230 full power wind turbine converters. RK Wind is a leading supplier of wind energy equipment part of the RS India Group, an innovative power developer and operator in India.

The solution is based on Converteam's world leading full power converter technology, delivered globally for more than 3000MW of new power installations in 2010. The converters will be built and supplied from Converteam’s new manufacturing facility in Chennai. The factory, which will open in the second quarter of this year, will cater to the needs of the growing renewable energy market in India, both wind and solar. Converteam’s Kidsgrove factory in the UK will supply the core technology components and power modules, in addition to the initial few converters.

Peter Oram, Business Director at Converteam, says: “The Indian wind market is growing very fast, and is progressively moving to larger variable speed turbines where Converteam can really make the difference. The opening of our converters manufacturing facility in Chennai will be a key driver for Converteam to serve the local wind and solar customers. This plant will complement our presence in India where we already have more than 500 engineers supporting Indian and global businesses”.

Mr. Rajkumar Yadav, Chairman & Managing Director of RK Wind, says: “We chose Converteam not only for their experience and proven technology in wind converters but also because of their ability to streamline our supply chain through local manufacturing and services”.

The Converters supplied by Converteam over a period of more than two years will be installed at RK Wind’s windfarms in Thirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) and Karad (Maharashtra).

Converteam is a world leader in power conversion providing solutions for the Renewables, Power, Oil & Gas, Marine, Industry and service markets. In particular Converteam has been present in the wind sector for the past 15 years. With more than 22GW of wind power converters delivered so far, half of which being full power and half doubly fed, Converteam is the world leader amongst non-vertically integrated manufacturers. Converteam is also a technology leader in generators, having delivered its first medium speed wind Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) in 2004 and its first Direct Drive PMG (DD-PMG) in 2008. With its ability to understand the full electrical system, Converteam is the partner of choice for wind OEMs, wind farm developers and wind farm operators, designing the optimum power conversion solution.
 

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