Vestas has received a 336MW order for its EnVentus turbines for a wind project in Texas, the first in the US that will deploy the platform.
Taaleri SolarWind 2 fund and co-investors AIP and Akuo Energy placed the order for the Escalade wind project.
The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of 45 V162-5.6MW and 20 V150-4.2MW turbines as well as a 30-year service agreement, for the lifetime of the project.
Turbine delivery will begin the second quarter of 2021 with commissioning scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2021.
Escalade is Taaleri Energia’s and Taaleri SolarWind 2 fund’s first project on US soil.
Taaleri Energia managing director Kai Rintala said: “We are extremely happy with first investment in the US from the Taaleri SolarWind 2 fund and delighted to be partnering with Vestas on this project.
“The onshore wind resource in Texas is excellent and the location of our wind farm, with connections to the large population centres, is also ideal.
“The ERCOT market for electricity in Texas is very similar in structure and operation to the Nord Pool electricity market in the Nordic countries, a market that we are very familiar with.”
US and Canada Vestas sales and service president Chris Brown added: “We’re pleased to deploy the first EnVentus turbines in the USA with Taaleri Energia on their first project in the USA.
“By pairing this technology with a 30-year service agreement, Taaleri Energia has ensured the Escalade wind project will deliver long-term low-cost wind energy thus maximising returns for their fund investors”.
Escalade is Vestas’ largest EnVentus order to date and it takes the global order intake for the platform past 900MW.