Falck Renewables has extended a maintenance contract with Nordex for turbines at 14 wind farms totalling 384MW across Europe.
The five-year agreement covers all of Falck’s portfolio using Nordex machines – 159 turbines from the 2MW to 2.5MW series installed between 2007 and 2016 in the UK, France and Italy.
Nordex said the deal re-defines the service contract structure, bringing it to current terms and standards. Fees are linked to production based availability, it added.
“This approach provides additional production security for the wind farms and allows the Nordex Group to plan plant maintenance even smarter,” Nordex said.
Falck Renewables chief executive Toni Volpe said: “This historical agreement is a fundamental milestone to reach our wind farms availability and O&M cost targets which are a key component of our industrial plan.
“We are very pleased that Nordex Group was willing to negotiate a new innovative and convenient frame agreement for all our Nordex turbines that adds substance to a long-standing and successful partnership with Falck Renewables.”
Nordex Group chief executive Jose Luis Blanco said: “We are convinced that the original manufacturer knows best about its turbines and gets the most out of them. That is why I am very pleased with the order and the great confidence shown in the group by our customer.”