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Vestas supplies wind turbines to USA, Australia and Turkey

08 April 2010

Vestas has announced three wind turbine supply deals to the USA, Australia and Turkey over recent weeks totalling up to 460 MW.

Vestas will supply 81 of its V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the Glacier Hills Wind Park in Wisconsin, USA. Ordered by We Energies, the turbines will be delivered in early 2011, with expected commissioning of the 145 MW wind farm by the end of that year.

In Australia, Vestas will supply 111 V90-1.8-2.0 MW wind turbines to Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd. The wind far is situated 25 km southeast of Merredin in Western Australia, and the first wind turbines are expected to be delivered in Q2 and Q3 of 2010, with full installation by the second half of 2012.

The order for Turkey was placed by Galata Wind Energy Ltd Sti for the Sahres wind project. Vestas will deliver 31 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines starting in Q4 2010. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2011.

 

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