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27 September 2004 - The Vestas Group has received an order for 25 units of V80-1.8 MW wind turbines. The wind turbines will be installed in the first quarter of 2005 on Copper Mountain located in Murdochville, Québec, Canada.
The order comprises a turnkey supply. The wind turbines are part of an expansion phase of a project, where Vestas has already installed five V80-1.8 MW wind turbines that have been in commercial operation since early May this year. The wind power plant will be owned by Mount Copper Wind Power Energy, Inc., a company which is jointly controlled by Creststreet Power & Income Fund LP of Toronto, Ontario and 3Ci of St. Bruno, Québec, and the power being purchased by Hydro- Québec.
When the 25 wind turbines are completed and operational, they will join the five currently operating wind turbines to generate a total of 54 MW. The total project has a value to Vestas of approximately €55m ($67.4m).
"The order confirms once again Vestas' positive expectations for the growing Canadian market", says Svend Sigaard, President and CEO of Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Separately, Vestas and Elsam have agreed to install V90-3.0 MW turbines on the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm instead of the NM92 turbines originally planned.
The V90-3.0 MW turbine is the newest and largest turbine in series production within Vestas and optimized for offshore projects. Once erected on Kentish Flats, the V90s will set a dual record: the 30 turbine project will host the largest wind turbine ever installed in the UK, and the project will be the largest wind farm in the UK, at 90 MW rated capacity.
There is no significant difference between the appearances of the turbines in question and they are both in full compliance with all permits and agreements for the project. The overall height of the turbines will be reduced by one meter due to the slightly smaller rotor (90 meters versus 92 meters). The change of turbine type will not lead to changes in the design of the foundations or electrical cables.
It is still expected that the wind farm will be fully commissioned by summer 2005.
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