Vestas has received a firm order from Energiequelle GmbH for the Zeven-Wistedt wind park in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The order consists of nine V162-6.2MW wind turbines in 6MW operating mode and includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the machines. Upon completion, the Danish manufacturer will service the machines under a 25-year Active Output Management 5000 service agreement designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets.
“We are proud to work on this large project in Germany which will feature Vestas’ industry leading EnVentus platform, our latest platform technology,” said Vestas senior vice president sales onshore for southern and central Europe Jens Kück.
“This is the first time in a while that we work together with Energiequelle, one of Germany’s largest wind project developers.
“Our thanks go to the entire Energiequelle team for their trust in Vestas and a great collaboration so far which we look forward to continue in more projects together in the future.”
Senior vice president sales & finance at Energiequelle Maik Pytzka added: “We are pleased to resume our cooperation with Vestas after many years. Vestas is an important and established partner in the market with whom we will cooperate on many more projects in the future. We thank the whole team for the high level of commitment to reach the milestone in Zeven.
The project is located in Lower Saxony, about 35km south-west of Hamburg. Turbine delivery will begin in the third quarter of 2024 with commissioning scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
