News Release from Nordex SE
Wind Industry Profile of
02/09/2009
Nordex UK obtains orders for 52.5 MW
Hamburg, 09 February, 2009. As of spring this year, Nordex will be delivering a total of 21 N90/2500 High-Speed turbines for the wind farms “Inchincoosh” (Ireland) and “Craigengelt” (Scotland). For “Inchincoosh” Nordex’s largest Irish customer, the project developer SWS Energy, has ordered 32.5 MW. The project “Craigengelt” wind farm was acquired by the global energy company GDF SUEZ in autumn 2008. Nordex is to install 20 MW there. Both orders also include five-year Service Agreements.
The “Inchincoosh” wind farm is to be built in the County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland, near to the town of Kilgarven and the border to County Cork. This project is an extension of the existing “Kilgarven” wind farm. The turbines are to be erected at altitudes of between 240 and 400 metres, making optimal use of the prevailing wind speeds, which average 8.6 m/s at this location. The annual yield is expected to come to 100 gigawatt hours.
“Inchincoosh” is already the second wind farm that Nordex has erected for SWS Energy. The first project, “Knockawarriga”, has been online with 22.5 MW since July 2008 and is located in the County Limerick. Here Nordex installed the first N90/2500 turbines on the emerald isle. The successful handling of this project made it possible for Nordex to immediately obtain a firm follow-up order from SWS.
“Craigengelt” is the first wind farm project by GDF SUEZ in Great Britain. Nordex is erecting the turbines on the open upland moor directly adjacent to the “Earlsburn” wind farm, which is opera- tional with 15 machines of the N80/2500 series. The site is near the city of Stirling, to the North of Glasgow. Here the wind speed averages 8 m/s and the annual yield is expected to come to 65 gigawatt hours.
GDF is not one of Nordex’s new customers either: this wind farm operator previously placed an order with Nordex for the delivery and erection of 30 N100/2500 turbines for a large French project next year.
“The fact that SWS Energy and GDF Suez have called in turbines at this time shows that solid projects are financed in economically difficult times. We project a good capacity factor of more than 35 percent at the two sites. Furthermore, the markets offer attractive purchase prices for renewable energy”, says Carsten Pedersen, COO Sales and Marketing at Nordex AG.
About Nordex
As a technological leader among suppliers of megawatt turbines, Nordex benefits particularly from the global trend towards large-scale wind turbines. The product range includes one of the largest series wind power systems in the world (N80/N90/N100 2,500 kW). More than 1,000 of these turbines are produced to date. This experience with multi-megawatt turbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors. Nordex has installed a total of over 3,700 turbines with a capacity of more than 4,800 MW around the world. With exports accounting for over 95 percent of its business, Nordex AG plays a key role in international high-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries around the world. In total, the Group employs about 2,200 people worldwide.
About GDF SUEZ
One of the world’s leading energy providers, GDF SUEZ, is active across the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, upstream and downstream. The Group develops its businesses (energy, energy services and environment) based on a responsible growth model with the aim of meet- ing great challenges, responding to energy needs, ensuring security of supply, combating climate change and optimising the use of resources.
About SWS Energy
SWS Energy is a high growth renewable energy and resources business. Its primary activity is the development and operation of wind energy assets. It also has strategically important activities in waste to energy and forestry services. SWS Energy is the second largest wind farm operator in Ireland with approximately 10% of the wind energy market and is the largest indigenous generator of power produced by wind turbines. It has a proven track record with almost 200 MW of operational renewable assets and an established pipeline which will bring total operational generation to over 500 MW by 2011.
The “Inchincoosh” wind farm is to be built in the County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland, near to the town of Kilgarven and the border to County Cork. This project is an extension of the existing “Kilgarven” wind farm. The turbines are to be erected at altitudes of between 240 and 400 metres, making optimal use of the prevailing wind speeds, which average 8.6 m/s at this location. The annual yield is expected to come to 100 gigawatt hours.
“Inchincoosh” is already the second wind farm that Nordex has erected for SWS Energy. The first project, “Knockawarriga”, has been online with 22.5 MW since July 2008 and is located in the County Limerick. Here Nordex installed the first N90/2500 turbines on the emerald isle. The successful handling of this project made it possible for Nordex to immediately obtain a firm follow-up order from SWS.
“Craigengelt” is the first wind farm project by GDF SUEZ in Great Britain. Nordex is erecting the turbines on the open upland moor directly adjacent to the “Earlsburn” wind farm, which is opera- tional with 15 machines of the N80/2500 series. The site is near the city of Stirling, to the North of Glasgow. Here the wind speed averages 8 m/s and the annual yield is expected to come to 65 gigawatt hours.
GDF is not one of Nordex’s new customers either: this wind farm operator previously placed an order with Nordex for the delivery and erection of 30 N100/2500 turbines for a large French project next year.
“The fact that SWS Energy and GDF Suez have called in turbines at this time shows that solid projects are financed in economically difficult times. We project a good capacity factor of more than 35 percent at the two sites. Furthermore, the markets offer attractive purchase prices for renewable energy”, says Carsten Pedersen, COO Sales and Marketing at Nordex AG.
About Nordex
As a technological leader among suppliers of megawatt turbines, Nordex benefits particularly from the global trend towards large-scale wind turbines. The product range includes one of the largest series wind power systems in the world (N80/N90/N100 2,500 kW). More than 1,000 of these turbines are produced to date. This experience with multi-megawatt turbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors. Nordex has installed a total of over 3,700 turbines with a capacity of more than 4,800 MW around the world. With exports accounting for over 95 percent of its business, Nordex AG plays a key role in international high-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries around the world. In total, the Group employs about 2,200 people worldwide.
About GDF SUEZ
One of the world’s leading energy providers, GDF SUEZ, is active across the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, upstream and downstream. The Group develops its businesses (energy, energy services and environment) based on a responsible growth model with the aim of meet- ing great challenges, responding to energy needs, ensuring security of supply, combating climate change and optimising the use of resources.
About SWS Energy
SWS Energy is a high growth renewable energy and resources business. Its primary activity is the development and operation of wind energy assets. It also has strategically important activities in waste to energy and forestry services. SWS Energy is the second largest wind farm operator in Ireland with approximately 10% of the wind energy market and is the largest indigenous generator of power produced by wind turbines. It has a proven track record with almost 200 MW of operational renewable assets and an established pipeline which will bring total operational generation to over 500 MW by 2011.
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- Nordex AG
- Author:
- Felix Losada
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