Vestas has received firm orders for two wind farms in Germany.
The first order is from Energiequelle GmbH for the Zeven-Wistedt wind park in Lower Saxony, Germany, which consists of nine V162-6.2MW wind turbines in 6.0MW operating mode and includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. Upon completion, Vestas will service the turbines under a 25-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets.
Jens Kück, senior vice president sales onshore for Northern and Central Europe at Vestas, said: “We are proud to work on this large project in Germany which will feature Vestas’ industry leading EnVentus platform, our latest platform technology. This is the first time in a while that we work together with Energiequelle, one of Germany’s largest wind project developers. Our thanks go to the entire Energiequelle team for their trust in Vestas and a great collaboration so far which we look forward to continue in more projects together in the future.”
Maik Pytzka, senior vice president sales and finance at Energiequelle, said: “We are pleased to resume our cooperation with Vestas after many years. The company is an important and established partner in the market with whom we will cooperate on many more projects in the future. We thank the whole team for the high level of commitment to reach the milestone in Zeven.”
The project site is located in Lower Saxony, about 35km South-West of Hamburg. Turbine delivery will begin in the third quarter of 2024 with commissioning scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Meanwhile Vestas has also received a firm order to power an undisclosed repowering project in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The order consists of six V150-6.0MW wind turbines and one V162-6.2
MW wind turbine in 6.0MW operating mode and includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. Upon completion, Vestas will service the turbines under a 20-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets.
Jens Kück, senior vice president sales onshore for Northern and Central Europe at Vestas, said: “We are pleased to build upon our strong track record to successfully repower wind projects in Germany which will be a key for the industry to deliver on a successful energy transition. This project is another example of collaboration between Vestas and our customers to extend the production lifespan of aging fleets with customised solutions for specific site conditions using Vestas’s proven technology.”
Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024 with commissioning of this project scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2024.