The 166 MW-worth of turbines will be comprised of 83 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines and will be used for the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Wind Project in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. for 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind project in Minnesota, U.S.
The 166 MW-worth of turbines will be comprised of 83 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines and will be used for the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Wind Project in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
“Pleasant Valley will deploy efficient, cutting edge technology to generate carbon-free electricity while providing meaningful cost savings to Xcel Energy’s customers in south-eastern Minnesota,” said Rob Morgan, chief development officer for R.E.S. Americas.
“We are committed to delivering competitively priced renewable energy, and the technological advances made by leading companies like Vestas, is essential to the wind industry’s ability to continue driving down costs while increasing clean energy production,” Mr. Morgan explained.
The initial 34 MW-worth of turbines were announced in connection with the master supply agreement which was signed back in 2013. This order is the final call-off on the September 2013 M.S.A. for multiple U.S. projects, the potential of which totaled 610 MW.
With the current order from Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturer has now secured 350 MW directly with R.E.S. Americas, with the remaining 260 MW from other parties that purchased the R.E.S. Americas prior to placing a firm and unconditional order with Vestas.
“Vestas is extremely pleased that R.E.S. Americas has now finalized the M.S.A., either through orders placed directly with Vestas or via projects transferred to other customers,” commented Chris Brown, president of Vestas sales and service division in the U.S. and Canada.
“Vestas’ track record and technology means we can offer our customers a strong business case for their wind power plants, and this order further confirms R.E.S. Americas’ confidence in Vestas and the investment certainly we can offer,” Mr. Brown added.
Back in May, Vestas has also received an order for 148 MW-worth of their turbines – a project which is also part of the M.S.A. (see related story). – EcoSeed Staff
