Vestas receives 80 MW order for Germany

Vestas receives 80 MW order for Germany

Vestas has received an order for delivery of 40 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the easterm part of Germany.

The order has been received from the German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. KG, and the contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution as well as a ten-year service agreement.

Installation of the turbines will start during the fourth quarter of 2010 and the project is expected to be completed by the beginning of 2011.

“Vestas has been the perfect partner for us for several years, and we look forward to further strengthening our business relations,” states Carsten Paatsch, Managing Director of Nordwind Handels-GmbH & Co. KG.
Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. KG, based in Beiersdorf-Freudenberg, is one of Vestas’ largest customers in Germany. Founded in 2003, Nordwind has so far only installed Vestas turbines.

“We are very satisfied with this new contract in Germany, which confirms our positive expectations for the German market. We appreciate the ongoing cooperation with our business partner Nordwind, and we are pleased with their confidence in Vestas’ technology,” says Hans Jørn Rieks, President of Vestas Central Europe.

The above order does not affect Vestas’ expectations for 2010, cf. company announcement No. 22/2009 of 27 October 2009.

Yours sincerely
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Ditlev Engel
President and CEO
Contact details:
Vestas Central Europe, Germany
Hans Jørn Rieks, President
Tel.: +49 4841 9710
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications
Tel.: +45 9730 0000