As earlier announced through Vestas Group globally, the V112-3.0 MW turbine has now won over 1,000 MW of firm and unconditional orders since it was released for sale about one year ago, ref. company announcement No. 39/2011 of 6 October 2011.
These orders are proof of a strong customer commitment to Vestas and to the V112-3.0 MW – a turbine that uses innovative technical solutions and proven technology to drive down the cost of energy for customers.
The 1000th MW of the V112-3.0 MW was ordered by Ostwind, a key customer for Vestas Central Europe and an experienced European wind power developer and operator. Ostwind recently placed 36 MW of various orders for the V112-3.0 MW for several projects in Germany, underlining the market’s confidence in the turbine and its appeal for low and medium wind projects.
“The V112-3.0 MW is ideal for the growing numbers of sites with low and medium wind speeds in our key market of Germany. We are therefore convinced that the turbine with its outstanding annual energy production delivers the best possible returns at these sites at very low costs of energy. Furthermore, due to the high reliability and productivity we already know from Vestas turbines in general, we expect to choose the V112-3.0 MW for even more sites going forward,” says Gisela Wendling-Lenz, CEO of Ostwind.
“I am very happy that we have now reached this important step for the V112-3.0 MW turbine,” says Hans Jörn Rieks, President of Vestas Central Europe. “Our agreement with Ostwind is a proof of our strong relationship with European wind developers, and I look forward to seeing this turbine being a workhorse for European wind power plants.”
The V112 provides exceptional yield for customers, thanks to its world-class testing, its design for outstanding serviceability and its compliance with even the strictest grid codes in the world. It also has appealing features that make transport and installation more flexible and easier.