wpd europe places an order from Nordex Group for 47 MW of wind power in Sweden

Nordex has received an order for 47 MW in Sweden from its regular customer wpd. The Nordex Group supplies eight N163 / 5.X wind turbines for the Stöllsäterberget wind farm. The order also includes a 15-year premium service contract for the turbines with an option to extend for another five years.

The Stöllsäterberget wind farm will be built between the provinces of Värmland and Dalarna in western Sweden, near the Norwegian border. The turbines will be configured in the cold weather version that includes the Nordex Advanced Anti-Icing system for the rotor blades. Installation of the turbines will begin in the summer of 2023.

“We are satisfied with the third order of wpd for N163 / 5.X turbines in the Nordic countries and the renewed trust placed in us. Already in 2022, we will deliver and install 33 turbines for wpd in Finland in the 188 MW “Karhunnevankangas” project and 17 turbines in the 96.9 MW “Nuolivaara” wind farm, ”says Patxi Landa, CSO of the Nordex Group.

“Thanks to the successful development of the project, we have been able to constantly expand our strong position in the Northern European market,” says Maria Röske, Managing Director of wpd Scandinavia AB. “With Nordex, we have a turbine manufacturer on our side with whom we can implement our goals for an extensive contribution to the energy transition,” adds Johanna Bohn, Country Manager for Sweden at wpd.

wpd develops and operates onshore and offshore wind farms and solar parks, and is actively involved in 28 countries around the world; the head office is in Bremen. The German company has already carried out wind energy projects with around 2,400 wind turbines and a power of 5,150 MW, and is planning other projects with a total of 12,300 MW onshore, 13,800 MW offshore and 1,650 MWp of solar energy.

The Group has installed more than 37 GW of wind power capacity in more than 40 markets and in 2020 generated revenues of EUR 4.6 billion. The company currently employs a staff of approx. 8,500. Joint manufacturing capacity includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States, India and Mexico. The product portfolio focuses on onshore turbines in the 4 to 6.X MW class, which are tailor-made for the market requirements of countries with limited space and regions with limited grid capacity.