Vestas receives first V136-4.2 MW order in North America with 146 MW in Canada

News release from Vestas-American Wind Technology
Portland, 27 September 2018

Vestas has received the first orders for the V136-4.2 MW turbine in North America. The orders total 146 MW across multiple projects in Canada.

Reflecting Vestas’ vision to be the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions, and enabled by economies of scale and execution efficiencies honed across the industry’s largest installed fleet, Vestas is taking on installation scope for the projects, with deliveries to begin in the third quarter of 2019 and commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of the same year.

"We’re pleased to bring Vestas’ 4 MW platform and installation capabilities to Canada to unlock record-breaking low wind costs across the country,” said Chris Brown, President of Vestas’ sales and service division in the United States and Canada. "The V136 turbine is an ideal fit for the local wind and land resource profile, and will deliver clean, low-cost wind energy and many economic benefits to the local community.”

 The orders include supply, installation, and commissioning of the turbines as well as a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreements, designed to maximize uptime and energy production and ensure optimized performance for the lifetime of the project.

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For more information, please contact:
Chante Condit-Pottol, Communications Specialist, Media & External Relations
Tel: +1 (503) 708-6668
Mail:  CHCPO@vestas.com

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with 94 GW of wind turbines in 79 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 79 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 24,300 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

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