11thJuly2016

SuzlonbagstheGoldenPeacockEcoInnovationAwardfor
itsS97120meterhybridtowerwindturbine

S97120mistheworldstallestallsteelhybridtowerwindturbinewithahubheightof120
meterabovegroundlevel(agl)
Designedindigenouslytoharnesstheenhancedavailabilityofwindresourcesathigher
altitudes,itmakessuboptimalwindsitesviablewithanindustryleadingenergyyield
TheprototypeturbinelocatedinKutch,Gujaratachieved35%plantloadfactor(PLF)for12
monthperiodsinceitslaunchinNovember2014

Pune,Maharashtra:SuzlonGroup,oneoftheleadingrenewableenergysolutionsprovidersinthe
world,announcedthatitsevolutionaryS97120m2.1MWwindturbinewithanallsteelhybridtower
receivedtheprestigiousGoldenPeacockAward2016intheEcoInnovationcategory.

TheGoldenPeacockEcoInnovationAwardisforaproductorservice,whichshowsaquantumjump
intheexploitationofcurrenttechnologytoachievemaximumcustomersatisfactionatminimum
cost.Theawardencouragessystemicinnovationinorganizationtomakecuttingedgeproductsand
bestinclassservicesthatarenotonlyenvironmentallyfriendlybutalsoofferreliableandaffordable
power.

TheS97120mistheworldstallestallsteelhybridtower(120meterheight)designwhichcombines
both lattice and tubular structures. It was designed and commissioned primarily to enable
harnessing the enhanced availability of wind resources at higher altitudes thus maximizing energy
yieldsinlowwindregimes.Thecombinationoflatticeandtubularoffersenhancedstructuralstability
atlowercosts.Thankstothebroadbaseofthelatticecomponentofthetower,itcansupporthigherload
andalsoreducesthesteelrequirementapartfrombeinglogisticfriendly.TheS97120mhasbecomea
preferredchoiceforcustomersinIndiaandhasalreadycommissioned134units,correspondingtoa
commissionedcapacityof281MW.

Speakingontheoccasion,MrJ.P.Chalasani,GroupCEO,Suzlonsaid,TheGoldenPeacockawardis
atestamenttooureffortsandcontinuedfocussinceinceptiononinnovationandtechnology.Driven
bythevisiontopoweragreenertomorrow,Suzlonhasleverageditstechnologicalstrengthto
accelerateactionagainstclimatechangeanddevelopproductsaimedatreducingthecostofenergy.
WeareproudtoreceivethisrecognitionforourS97120m,hybridtowerturbineandItakethis
opportunitytocongratulateourtechnologyandsupplychainteam.Withthisinstallation,Suzlon
broughtanewtechnologyforboltedjointengineeringfirsttimeintroducedandcommercializedin
India.Technologyhasbeenthecornerstoneofourgrowthsincethepast21yearsandweare
committedtointroducenextgenerationproducts.

Picture:S97120mallsteelhybridtower

AboutSuzlonGroup:

TheSuzlonGroupisoneoftheleadingrenewableenergysolutionsprovidersintheworldwithan
international presence across 19 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and North and South
America.Withovertwodecadesofoperationaltrackrecord,theGrouphasacumulativeinstallation
ofapproximately15.5GWofwindenergycapacity,over7,500employeeswithdiversenationalities
andworldclassmanufacturingfacilities.SuzlonistheonlyIndianwindenergycompanywithalarge
inhouseResearchandDevelopment(R&D)setupinGermany,theNetherlands,DenmarkandIndia.
Approximately 9.50 GW of the Groups installation is in India, which makes up for ~36% of the
countrys wind installations, making Suzlon the largest player in this sector. The company has
recentlyforayedintothesolarspace.TheGroup,headquarteredatSuzlonOneEarthinPune,India,
is comprised of Suzlon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries. Suzlon corporate
website:www.suzlon.com

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