Vestas has received a 34 MW order for the Haramsfjellet wind energy project on the island of Haramsøya in western Norway.
Vestas
has developed a solution to fit the site’s wind conditions that
includes eight V136-4.2 MW wind turbines and a long-term service
contract to optimise energy production for the lifetime of the project
in a high wind location. With a robust design for tough wind sites, the
wind turbine is well-suited for the challenging climatic conditions that
are commonly found on Norway’s western coastline.
The order is
placed by Finnish-based Taaleri Energia investing via their SolarWind II
fund in the wind power project that will have an annual production of
about 112 GWh; enough electricity to supply around 7,000 Norwegian
households.
“After 21 years of development of the Haram wind farm
we are delighted to finally build the project. Great cooperation with
Taaleri, Vestas and other suppliers, consultants and local landowners
has made this possible. We are strongly committed in the role as both
construction and asset manager of the project. We look forward to bring
the project through construction and operation in order to assure a
successful project”, says Olav Rommetveit, CEO of Zephyr.
“We are
very satisfied with the second investment from the Taaleri SolarWind II
fund. This investment in Norwegian wind energy is underpinned by the
availability of commercial offtake contracts in one of the world’s most
liquid power markets. Working together on this project with high quality
partners such as Zephyr and Vestas demonstrates the value of our
developer relationships and in-house technical expertise”, says Taaleri
Energia’s Managing Director, Kai Rintala.
“With this order,
Taaleri Energia, and our long-term development partner Zephyr, are
showing full confidence in the efficiency of our 4 MW platform
technology. By deploying our V136-4.2 MW wind turbine, which is
well-suited to ensure optimised performance in this site’s rough wind
conditions, the Haramsfjellet project achieves a very competitive
levelised cost of energy”, states Christer Baden Hansen, Vice President,
Vice President Sales North & West, Vestas Northern & Central
Europe.
The contract includes the supply, installation and
commissioning of the wind turbines, as well as a 27-year Active Output
Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. The project will also
feature a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution to lower turbine
downtime and optimise the energy output.
Wind turbine delivery is
scheduled for the second quarter of 2020, while commissioning is
planned for the fourth quarter of 2020.
