Vestas receives 78 MW order in North America utilising V110-2.0 MW turbines

Vestas has received an order for 39 V110-2.0 MW turbines for a 78 MW project in North America. The highly popular V110-2.0 is built on the proven technology of Vestas’ 2 MW platform and increases annual energy production by up to 13.6 per cent compared to the V100-1.8 MW.

The project includes a five-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement. AOM 5000 is an energy-based availability guarantee that ensures the turbines are operational when the wind is blowing. This service option includes the VestasOnline® surveillance system that remotely controls and monitors the turbines and minimizes lost production by predicting when maintenance may be required.

Deliveries for the project will take place in the 3rd quarter of 2016, with commissioning expected by the 4th quarter of 2016. Vestas’ factories in Colorado are expected to be involved in the manufacturing of the blades, nacelles and towers for this project. To meet customer demand, Vestas is adding more workers at three of its Colorado factories – the blade factory in Windsor as well as the blade and nacelle factories in Brighton. Vestas is recruiting now and expects to add hundreds of production workers in the first half of 2014 in Windsor and Brighton, primarily at the two blade factories. Interested candidates can apply at ElwoodWindJobs.com.

At the customer’s request, additional project details are not being disclosed at this time.