David Brown has announced the signing of a multimillion pound contract with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design, develop and manufacture a new gear system for the next generation of offshore wind turbines.
The contract is the first part of a long-term supply collaboration between David Brown and SHI and will see David Brown design a new 7MW wind turbine gearbox. The gearbox will be specifically configured to optimise SHI’s wind turbine generator as a whole. This announcement follows the recent news that David Brown has been granted planning permission to build a wind turbine gearbox research and innovation centre and centre of excellence for gear manufacture in Mirfield, Yorkshire. The new facility signifies a key stage in David Brown’s UK offshore wind supply chain strategy and will supply components to planned coastal assembly facilities.
The contract is the first part of a long-term supply collaboration between David Brown and SHI and will see David Brown design a new 7MW wind turbine gearbox. The gearbox will be specifically configured to optimise SHI’s wind turbine generator as a whole. This announcement follows the recent news that David Brown has been granted planning permission to build a wind turbine gearbox research and innovation centre and centre of excellence for gear manufacture in Mirfield, Yorkshire. The new facility signifies a key stage in David Brown’s UK offshore wind supply chain strategy and will supply components to planned coastal assembly facilities.
