Vestas has received an order for a repowering project consisting of nine V117-3.45 MW turbines from B¨¹rger-Windpark L¨¹bke-Koog Nord GmbH & Co.KG. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines, as well as a 20-year full-scope Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service agreement.
After the repowering project is completed, 95% of all citizens of L¨¹bke Koog, home to the first citizen-owned wind park in Germany, will be participating in the project.
The wind turbines will be installed at Friedrich-Wilhelm-L¨¹bke-Koog in Schleswig-Holstein, close to the North Sea. The project is a repowering project and will replace 13, V80-2.0 MW turbines. Wind turbine delivery and commissioning is planned for the third quarter of 2017.
¡°We are very pleased that our long-term customer, B¨¹rger-Windpark L¨¹bke-Koog Nord GmbH & Co. KG, has chosen the V117-3.45 MW turbine, one of our top performers for high-wind sites, for this lighthouse citizen-owned wind farm in Northern Germany,¡± said Nils de Baar, President of Vestas Central Europe. ¡°This choice reflects the strong sense of partnership that exists between our two companies.¡±
L¨¹bke-Koog has a history of citizen-owned wind-power plants and is home of the first citizen-owned wind park in Germany, installed in 1991. After the repowering project is completed, 95% of all citizens of L¨¹bke Koog will be participating in the project.
¡°We are very proud of this high participation rate, which creates a strong local support for wind energy. The wind-power plant will make an important contribution to regional value creation through tax revenue and donations, supporting local cultural and social activities,¡± said Arne Möbest, General Manager of B¨¹rger-Windpark L¨¹bke-Koog Nord.
¡°We are working with Vestas since 2004. Vestas has proved to be a strong partner with an excellent service offering and technically reliable wind turbines,¡± added Möbest.
