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Vestas awarded its largest order to date in Sweden

The firm and unconditional order comprises 80 V136-3.45 MW turbines delivered in Power Optimised Mode to 3.6 MW for the Åskälen wind park located outside Östersund in central Sweden.

Utilising the V136-3.45 MW in Power Optimised Mode to 3.6 MW, Åskälen wind park achieves increased annual energy production through the combination of larger rotor and high capacity factor, hereby demonstrating the strong fit of Vestas’ V136 turbine in the Swedish market.

“We are delighted to join forces again with Vestas for the construction of this major project. This high-efficiency turbine is another step forward in the relentless drive to lower the cost of wind power, and Vestas has proven once more to be an important partner in this journey", said Annette Eriksson, CEO of Vasa Vind.

Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas Northern Europe, adds: “Delivering the V136-3.45 MW in Power Optimised Mode to 3.6 MW, the Åskälen wind project is a milestone for us and our largest project to date in Sweden. It is the result of a great partnership between APG, Vasa Vind and Vestas, working closely together to optimise the project across technology and economy. Combined with Sweden’s recent political agreement on the green certificate system’s future, the Åskälen wind park offers a strong business case towards investors.”

The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) full scope operations and maintenance service agreement. Delivery of the first turbines is planned for the third quarter of 2019, while commissioning is expected in the beginning of 2020.

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For more information, please contact:
Kresten Ø. Christensen
Director, Marketing & Communications
Vestas Northern Europe
Tel: +46725125894
Email: kroch@vestas.com

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Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 83 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 73 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 22,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

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