The €655 million Nobelwind offshore wind farm, located 45km off the Belgian coast at Ostend, has successfully achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald acted as lenders’ technical advisor during the project’s financing and will now monitor construction in an ongoing role. Nobelwind will be made up of 50 3.3MW Vestas wind turbines, providing a total capacity … Continue reading Nobelwind offshore wind farm reaches financial close, Belgium
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Wind power in South Korea. Vestas wins 20 MW wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from GS Power, part of the South Korean conglomerate GS Group, for six V112-3.3 MW turbines for the Yaksoo wind park. The wind park is the first wind energy project for GS Power and will be located in South Korea’s southwestern Jeonnam Province. GS Power is a … Continue reading Wind power in South Korea. Vestas wins 20 MW wind farm
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Wind power in China. Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for two projects for a combined 200 MW from China’s Hanas Group. With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S’ company announcement No. 55/2015 of 6 November 2015, the order highlights the competitiveness of Vestas’ 2 MW platform in China and reflects an increasing focus on levelised cost … Continue reading Wind power in China. Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm off UK coast
Dong Energy is to build a 660-megawatt wind farm in the Irish Sea. The final investment decision for Walney Extension has been made after securing all necessary consents from authorities and signing most of the supply and installation contracts for the project. The 660MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, to be located in the Irish … Continue reading Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm off UK coast
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Wind energy in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Eolus Vind AB has placed an order for eight V112-3.3MW turbines for the Kungsbacka-Iglasjön wind power plant, proving Vestas’ ability to deliver a strong business case in the challenging Swedish market. Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the Kungsbacka-Iglasjön wind power plant in the Västra Götaland county in southwestern Sweden. The … Continue reading Wind energy in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind receives 165 MW wind energy order for wind farm in Belgium
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a firm and unconditional order for 50 V112-3.3 MW turbines for the Nobelwind offshore project in Belgium, with a total capacity of 165 MW, ref. Company announcement no. 2/2015 of 8 January 2015. Included in the contract between MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and customer Parkwind NW is a 15-year … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind receives 165 MW wind energy order for wind farm in Belgium
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Google to buy Vestas’ shares in Lake Turkana Wind Power
Upon completion of the project in 2017, Google will acquire Vestas’ 12.5 percent stake in Africa’s largest wind farm, which will supply around 15 percent of Kenya’s electricity needs based on current generation capacity. The share purchase agreement was announced in Washington, DC, in connection with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Climate and … Continue reading Google to buy Vestas’ shares in Lake Turkana Wind Power
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Vestas installs its 55,000th turbine and achieves 70 GW of installed capacity
Vestas wind turbines cumulatively can produce enough power to cover the annual electricity consumption of about 75 million European residential electricity consumers. Vestas having installed 55,000 turbines and 70 GW of capacity in 74 countries across six continents is strong evidence of our ability to provide wind energy solutions anywhere in the world. … Continue reading Vestas installs its 55,000th turbine and achieves 70 GW of installed capacity
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Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas inks order in Thailand
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a 126 megawatts order for a wind-power project in the Songkla and Nakhon Si Thamarat provinces of Thailand, the company said Tuesday. Placed by Energy Absolute PCL, a Thailand-based company engaged in the renewable energy businesses, the order entails delivery of 70 turbines of the V110-1.8 MW type, … Continue reading Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas inks order in Thailand
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Wind power in Finland: wind farm will be powered by 93MW of Vestas wind turbines
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the largest wind power plant in Finland to date. The order for the Simo III project comprises 27 x V126-3.45 MW turbines and includes delivery, installation, and a 10-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement. The delivery of turbines is expected to start in 2016, … Continue reading Wind power in Finland: wind farm will be powered by 93MW of Vestas wind turbines
Continue readingWind power in Thailand: Vestas wind turbines for 126 MW wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the 126 MW Had Kanghan project, located in the Songkla and Nakhon Si Thamarat provinces of Thailand. Placed by Energy Absolute PCL, the order comprises 70 units of the V110-1.8 MW turbine, which will help Thailand reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels, thus increasing its … Continue reading Wind power in Thailand: Vestas wind turbines for 126 MW wind farm
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Wind energy in Vietnam: HydroChina places first order with Vestas for 24 MW wind farm
The firm and unconditional order consists of 12 V100-2.0 MW for the Phu Lac wind farm in the Tuy Phong district of southeastern Vietnam and will be the largest Vestas-supplied wind park in Vietnam. The project includes a five-year AOM 4000 service contract in which Vestas guarantees a defined level of availability and performance … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: HydroChina places first order with Vestas for 24 MW wind farm
Continue readingVestas introduces new larger-rotor, higher performing 3 MW wind turbine variant
The V136-3.45 MW turbine increases energy output and reduces both levelised cost of energy and sound emissions in low-wind conditions. The V136-3.45 MW turbine is the newest variant of the proven 3 MW platform, which Vestas continuously optimises to strengthen its product offerings. Raising the bar for low-wind site performance, the V136-3.45 MW combines Vestas’ … Continue reading Vestas introduces new larger-rotor, higher performing 3 MW wind turbine variant
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Wind power in North Dakota: Vestas receives first order from Xcel Energy for 200 MW wind farm
The order consists of 100 V100-2.0 MW of which Vestas has installed more than 3 GW across the globe. Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order in the United States for 100 V100-2.0 MW turbines to power the Courtenay wind power plant in Stutsman County, North Dakota. The order, placed by Xcel Energy … Continue reading Wind power in North Dakota: Vestas receives first order from Xcel Energy for 200 MW wind farm
Continue readingVestas wins new U.S. wind energy service agreement
The agreement covering the 102 MW Coram Wind Project located in the Tehachapi region of California reflects Vestas’ service business flexibility as Vestas will serve as RET Capital’s on-site asset manager, with responsibility for 24/7 surveillance, reporting to power purchaser Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), responding to curtailment requests, and managing the entire physical asset. … Continue reading Vestas wins new U.S. wind energy service agreement
Continue readingWind energy in Germany: Vestas supplies wind turbines for citizen-owned wind farm
Vestas entered the German market in 1986. Since then, the company has delivered about 7,000 turbines representing a total capacity of more than 10,300 MW to this key market. Vestas’ full wind energy value chain is represented in Germany: R&D, production, sales locations along with a unique service infrastructure as well as business unit headquarters. … Continue reading Wind energy in Germany: Vestas supplies wind turbines for citizen-owned wind farm
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Wind power in Uruguay: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order to supply the 70 MW Palomas wind power plant in the northwestern department of Salto, Uruguay. Teyma Uruguay S.A., the Uruguayan subsidiary of Spain-based Abengoa, has placed the order, which will be Vestas’ first project together with Abengoa. The project comprises a 10-year Active Output Management … Continue reading Wind power in Uruguay: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingWind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Allianz Capital Partners has placed an order with Vestas for the Mombyåsen project in Sweden. The order takes Vestas’ firm order intake on the V126-3.3 MW in Sweden close to 200 MW. The order for the Mombyåsen project comprises 10 V126-3.3 MW turbines and includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines as well as … Continue reading Wind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingWind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
The Tohkoja project order comprises 22 V117-3.3 MW turbines, equipped with the Vestas De-icing System. The order includes delivery, installation, and a 15-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement. Delivery of the turbines is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2016, with commissioning expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of … Continue reading Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingWind energy in Germany: Vestas receives 26 MW order for citizen-owned wind farm
Windpark Kirchberg GmbH & Co.KG has placed an order of eight V126-3.3 MW for a 26.4 MW wind park in Baden Wurttemberg. With over 90 percent share, local citizens will own a larger share of this wind park than any other in southern Germany. Vestas entered the German market in 1986. Since then, the company … Continue reading Wind energy in Germany: Vestas receives 26 MW order for citizen-owned wind farm
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