Nordex Wins Order For 518 MW Wind Farm Project From Statkraft In Brazil
ROSTOCK (dpa-AFX) - German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group (NRDXF.PK) announced Wednesday that it has received a major order for a 518.7 MW wind farm project from Statkraft in Brazil.
Nordex will equip the wind farm project, named Ventos de Santa Eugenia , with 91 N163/5.X turbines. It is the highest volume order for N163/5.X turbines since market launch 2019.
It is also the first order for N163/5.X outside Europe, and marks the market entry in Brazil with turbines of the 5 MW class.
The order from Statkraft, the Brazilian unit of renewable energy producer Norwegian Statkraft, also includes a Premium Service contract covering three years as well as a technical support agreement for the customer and the turbines over a period of 20 years.
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Eolus Vind AB: Eolus signs PPA with a major global energy company for three wind farms in Sweden
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Eolus has signed individual PPAs with a major global energy company for three wind power projects in Sweden that will be commissioned in the autumn of 2023 that total 68 MW. The wind farms have been sold to Commerz Real in an agreement that was made public on September 29
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The overall agreement with the major global energy company covers 100 % of the produced electricity volume in the wind farms Boarp (24 MW), Dållebo (26 MW) and Rosenskog (18 MW) in Southern Sweden. In total the wind farms will comprise 7 Siemens Gamesa SG 5.8-170 wind turbines and 4 Siemens Gamesa SG 5.8-155 wind turbines delivered in different power ratings.