wiredinUSA September 2015

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Progress for Brazilian link

Siemens and Neoen Australia have signed a contract for the Hornsdale wind farm project in South Australia. Neoen Australia is investing around €166 million in the project which will make a major contribution to the Australian Capital Territory government's target of 90 percent renewable energy by 2020. The project is underpinned by a 20 year contract to supply energy to the territory at a fixed price. After commissioning, the Hornsdale wind power plant is expected to produce over 400GWhper year, equivalent toafifthof the territory's annual electricity consumption. “At the Hornsdale wind farmwe have three factors of success combined: Neoen's international expertise, Australia's natural resources, and the efficiency of our cutting edgedirectdrivetechnology.”Commented Thomas Richterich, CEO onshore at Siemens wind power and renewables division. Construction will begin immediately. Siemens will provide 32 wind turbines with associated civil and electrical infrastructure. Siemens will also maintain the wind farm for Neoen on a long-term maintenance contract signed simultaneously with the EPC contract. Australia’s wind power expansion

Angola Cables, the company that will manage the operations of the fiber optic submarine cable between Angola and Brazil, has acquired a plot of land in Fortaleza to accommodate a station and data center for the cable. The concession contract was signed in the presence of Aristides Safeca, the Angolan secretary of state for telecommunications; the ambassador of Angola in Brazil, Nelson Cosme; and Antonio Nunes, Angola Cables’ chairman. Antonio Nunes explained that the submarine communications cable will offer a capacity of 40 terabytes per second and data speed exchange of 63 milliseconds. Angola Cables will manage the 6,165km cable within the framework of the Atlantic CableSystem,making itpossibletoconnect Africa and South America. Connection to North America will be possible when the fiber optic Monet system begins operations between Brazil and Miami.

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