Vestas has booked an order for 11 turbines totalling 46MW with Dutch developer E-Connection for the first phase of the Oosterscheldekering Wind Optimization development in the Netherlands.
The Danish manufacturer will supply nine V136-4.2MW and two V117-4.2MW machines for the project directly on the waterfront on a storm surge barrier in the Zeeland province in the southwest of the country.
Deliveries are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2021 and commissioning is planned for the same quarter.
Hardware will be built on site specific towers.
Oosterscheldekering Wind Optimization consists of the four wind parks – Binnenhaven, Roggeplaat-West, Noordland Buiten and Vluchthaven.
The project is a mix of new turbines and the replacement of older models, Vestas said.
Noordland Buiten and Vluchthaven will see the current five V90-3.0MW turbines replaced by five V136-4.2MW units.
Binnenhaven and Roggeplaat-West will feature four V136-4.2MW turbines and the two V117-4.2 MW machines, respectively.
The deal also includes a 15-year active output management service contract and a VestasOnline Business SCADA solution.
E-Connection director Rick Wasser said: “We appreciate partnering with a supportive partner like Vestas and collaborating with the province, municipalities, Rijkswaterstaat and environmental organisations.
“We are looking forward to commissioning phase one of this complex project in summer 2021, signifying a great step for the renewable power supply of the region.
“Collectively, from spring 2022, the turbines will generate as much wind power as 60,000 households in the Netherlands use annually.”
Vestas Northern & Central Europe president Nils de Baar said: “This order comes from our valued customer E-Connection, with whom we have had a productive partnership for about 15 years in the Netherlands.
“This project re-enforces the success of the V136-4.2MW turbine for the Dutch market being installed at the sea defense walls at the North Sea in one of the country’s best wind locations.
“It emphasises our capability to provide customised wind energy solutions for complex projects that significantly contribute to achieving the sustainable energy goals of the Netherlands while at the same time create maximum value for our customer’s business case.”