Vestas has secured a 58MW deal for Crookwell 3 Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia, which will see the global wind giant supply and install 16 x V126-3.45MW wind turbines in 3.6MW operating mode.
Upon completion, Vestas will also deliver a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. This agreement will optimise energy production while also providing long-term business case certainty.
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“As the largest installer and maintainer of wind turbines, both globally and nationally, we are pleased that customers like Global Power Generation (Naturgy Group) continue to choose our leading technology, market experience and broad service solutions,” Vestas Asia Pacific president Purvin Patel said.
“Global Power Generation (Naturgy Group) is a globally valued customer to Vestas,” Vestas Australia and New Zealand head Peter Cowling said.
“We look forward to championing their ambitious vision of sustainability in Australia through the successful delivery of Crookwell 3 Wind Farm, and our remaining projects which are currently in progress”.
“Once again, Global Power Generation is very pleased to partner with Vestas as OEM and long-term maintenance provider for Crookwell 3 Wind Farm,” Global Power Generation (Naturgy Group) chief business development officer Pedro Serrano said.
Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2022, with commissioning to commence in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Crookwell 3 Wind Farm is set to power approximately 40,000 homes and create around 95 jobs during its construction.
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This project is located in the proximity of Crookwell 1, which was the first wind farm to be established in New South Wales when commissioned in 1998. Successfully operating today, the 5MW project features eight of Vestas’ V44-600kW wind turbines.
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions, designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing onshore and offshore wind turbines across the globe, with more than 136GW of wind turbines in 84 countries.
