Vestas secures 131-MW order in the U.S.
More than 8 GW of Vestas¡¯ 3-MW and 18-GW of the 2 MW-platform have been installed globally.
Vestas has secured another order in the United States, only this time for turbine components. The company recently received a firm and unconditional order for 131 MW of PTC qualifying turbine components.
The contract includes qualifying components compatible with a variety of turbines across the 2 and 3-MW platforms. Delivery of the wind-turbine components is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016.
¡°We are pleased to announce this PTC Safe Harbor order, which will enable our customer to qualify a substantial portfolio of projects for 100% of the Production Tax Credit value,¡± said Chris Brown, President of Vestas¡¯ sales and service division in the U.S. and Canada.
He added: ¡°This versatile component mix will provide high competitiveness during this PTC window, and will enable our customer to deliver even more cost-effective wind energy to rate payers throughout North America.¡±
Since the debut, more than 8 GW of the 3-MW platform and 18-GW of the 2-MW platform have been installed globally, both onshore and offshore.
Multiple components for this project will be produced at Vestas¡¯ Colorado factories. Customer and project names have not been disclosed at the customer¡¯s request.
18 Jul,2016
