Turbine maker Suzlon Group said its subsidiary, REpower Systems, has reached one gigawatt (GW) installed capacity across UK wind farms.
REpower UK is the third UK manufacturer to achieve the mark. The company has taken just over two years to add a further 500 MW to its portfolio since announcing 500-MW of installed capacity in the summer of 2010.
By 2014, REpower UK is looking to secure 25 per cent of the UK onshore market share and 30 per cent of the UK offshore market share, Suzlon said.
Rick Eggleston, Managing Director, REpower UK, said: “We are committed to developing our market share in the UK wind power sector and to building further on the successful relationships we have developed since we installed our first turbine in the UK in 2005.”
Since announcing 500-MW of installed capacity in the summer of 2010, REpower has added a substantial number of wind farms to its portfolio in England, Scotland and Wales.
These include the Penny Hill wind farm developed by Banks Renewables which features six 3.4 M104 turbines and this took REpower UK's installed capacity to 1GW.
M104 is currently the company’s most powerful onshore wind turbine, and is the most powerful onshore turbine to be installed and operate in the UK.