Germany - Demand from Turkey for Nordex wind turbines continuing to grow

Following directly on from the award of the “Bergama” 90 MW project, Nordex has now also obtained a further contract from Turkey for ten N90/2500 turbines, which are to be supplied for the “Bandirma III” wind farm as of autumn 2009. As well as this, the customer As Makinsan has signed a premium service contract with Nordex.

“Bandirma III” is the first wind farm project for As Makinsan, a group of companies engaged in tourism as well as textiles, con-struction and selling petrol. Nordex will be constructing the 25 MW wind farm in flat grasslands close to the port city of Bandirma in West Turkey. With wind speeds averaging 7.4 m/s, it will achieve an annual yield of around 72 gigawatt/hours, equivalent to the an-nual energy consumption of around 36,000 Turkish households and resulting in the avoidance of over 70,000 tons of greenhouse gases.

Nordex first entered the Turkish wind power market in April 2007 with the “Yuntdag” 42.5 MW wind farm. Encouraged by the favor-able market outlook, it established a local company in April of this year and is currently building the “Mazi III” (22.5 MW) and “Kores” (15 MW) wind farms. “The receipt of two firmly financed contracts within the space of only a few days confirms the expectations witch we have of the high-growth Turkish market,” says Carsten Pedersen, COO Sales and Marketing at Nordex.

About Nordex:
As one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems, Nordex is benefiting from the trend in favor of large-scale turbines. The range comprises one of the world’s largest se-ries-produced wind power systems (N80/N90/N100 2,500 kW). To date, over 1,000 turbines of this type have been installed around the world. This experience with multi-megawatt turbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors. Nordex has installed more than 3,800 turbines with an aggregate capacity of around 5,200 MW all 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. The Group currently has around 2,200 employees around the world.

For more information, please contact: Nordex AG, Felix Losada, Tel:040/30030-1000, Telefax: -1333