Germany - Nordex supplies twelve turbines for “Emerald Isle”

Two new orders from the “Emerald Isle” at the same time: in the first quarter of 2011 Nordex will be shipping a total of twelve 2.5 MW wind turbines to Northern Ireland and the south-west of the Republic of Ireland from its European production centre in Rostock, Germany.

In January 2011 the wind turbine manufacturer is to install the first six N90/2500 turbines at the “Grouselodge” Wind Farm. This is located in County Limerick and will supply some 67 gigawatt hours of clean energy each year. “Grouselodge” belongs to ESB International, an investor and power plant operator, for which Nordex has already built the N90/2500 “Crockagarran” wind farm this year.

The other six turbines from the N80/2500 strong-wind series will be constructed by Nordex to the south of Londonderry city at the “Curryfree” wind farm. “Curryfree” wind farm was developed and is being constructed by Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES). The wind farm is owned by ESB International, and will produce a yield of 50 gigawatt hours a year.

RES, ESB and Nordex have been partners for a number of years. This partnership has installed turbines in Northern Ireland with a total capacity of 75 MW. “We have built up a strong customer base of internationally successful developers and power plant operators in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The new orders from RES and ESB show that the performance of our turbines completely fulfils expectations. We are looking forward to continuing to work together with them in the future“, says Bryan Grinham, CEO of Nordex UK and Ireland.

Nordex - a profile
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) with more 1,300 of these turbines having been produced to date. This means that Nordex has a crucial edge in terms of experience in operating large turbines compared to most of its competitors in the sector. Overall, Nordex has installed a more than 4,200 turbines with a capacity in excess of 6,000 MW around the world. With exports accounting for over 95 percent of its business, Nordex also has a strong position in international high-growth regions. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries. In total, the Group employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.


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Nordex SE
Ralf Peters
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Kerry Cooper-Bradfield
Media Relations, RES Group
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