09:40 - 30 Jun 2015
Vestas receives 33 MW turbine order in Finland
Finnish wind energy production company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has placed an order with Vestas for its Nik-karinkaarto wind power project in Raahe, Finland.
The delivery consists of 10 V126-3.3 MW wind turbines with a hub height of 137 meters. The order includes installation and commissioning as well as an Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 service agreement. Delivery is expected first half of 2016, and the project is expected to be completed second half of 2016.
"This order further confirms the competitiveness of the Vestas 3 MW platform in the Finnish market. We look forward to working together with Suomen Hyötytuuli to bring this project online in this increasingly important market", says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President, Vestas Northern Europe.
Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, established in 1998 and owned by eight major city energy companies, is a leading Finnish wind energy production company with two wind farms in operation and 10 wind farm projects under development in Finland.
For more information, please contact:
Kresten Ø. Christensen
Regional Marketing & Communications Director
Vestas Northern Europe
Tel: +45 2257 9374
Email: [email protected]
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