Vestas has secured a 30MW order on the Lenalea Wind Farm in Ireland being developed by SSE Renewables and Coillte Renewable Energy.
It will supply and install seven V117-4.2 MW turbines in 4.3MW operating mode at the project, which is located in County Donegal.
The turbines will be serviced through a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, utilising Vestas’ existing service base in the region.
The V117-4.3 MW turbines will rise to a hub height of 76.5m and will be first delivered from the second quarter of 2023.
Full park commissioning is expected in late 2023.
The Lenalea Wind Farm further highlights Vestas’ recent success from the Irish RESS1 auction held in 2020, from which to date, Vestas has secured 180MW in orders.
Vestas sales director for Ireland Gary Crowley said: “Ireland today has the highest share of electricity demand in the world met by onshore wind and we are pleased to be part of the continued progress of the wind industry in Ireland with the development of the Lenalea Wind Farm project.
“Vestas is proud to be working with our long-term partners, SSE Renewables, and their joint venture partner, Coillte Renewable Energy.
“Lenalea is yet another example of Vestas’ strong technology fit for the Irish market and builds on our recent successes from Ireland’s RESS1 auction.”
Maria Ryan, Director of Development, Ireland, at SSE Renewables said: “The delivery of Lenalea will play a key role in advancing our strategic objective at SSE Renewables to drive the transition to a zero-carbon future and will play an important part in the green recovery and meeting Ireland’s climate action goals.”
Vestas has also extended its footprint in Japan with a 43MW order for the Yokohama-machi Wind Power Plant in Aomori prefecture, Japan.
Owned by Japan Wind Development, the project will feature nine Vestas V117-3.45MW and three Vestas V105-3.45MW turbines with 94-metre towers.
All turbines are delivered in 3.6MW operating mode.
The order includes a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, providing an energy-based availability guarantee to ensure optimised performance and long-term business case certainty for the customer.
Vestas Asia Pacific president Purvin Patel said: “We are pleased to once again partner with Japan Wind Development with this order.
“We remain committed to contributing to Japan’s carbon neutrality goal, by continuous collaboration with customers like Japan Wind Development and also providing them with competitive solutions.”
Delivery of Vestas’ turbines will begin in the first quarter of 2022, with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.