- Largest Contract to Date for the N117/2400
- First Nordex-Developed American Project
- First Location in Michigan
CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nordex USA, Inc. will be supplying 34 wind turbines to Exelon Wind, LLC for the Beebe Community Wind Farm in Gratiot County, Michigan. The 81.6 MW wind farm will be the first major project worldwide and the first in the United States to use the Nordex N117/2400 turbine, the latest addition to the company's respected Gamma Generation product family, specifically designed to maximize output in light wind conditions. The 2.4 MW turbines, on 91 meter towers, will be located on 21,000 acres near Ithaca, Michigan, about 45 miles north of the state capital of Lansing.
The electricity generated by the project, sufficient to power more than 27,000 homes, will be supplied to Consumers Energy of Jackson, Michigan, under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Ralf Sigrist, President & CEO of Nordex USA, Inc. stated, "It is an honor to supply our wind turbines to Exelon, consistently ranked as one of the top diversified energy companies in the country. It's particularly satisfying to share our excitement about the N117/2400 with a company able to take advantage of its increased yields and capabilities."
Work will start on the site in May 2012 in preparation for delivery of the turbines beginning in September 2012. Nordex will be responsible for delivery, installation, commissioning and testing of the turbines and will provide ongoing maintenance under a 20-year Premium Service contract. Production of the turbine nacelles will take place at Nordex' manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Beebe Community Wind Farm is the first project that Nordex USA has developed, after entering a joint venture last year with the local developer who initiated the project.
Nordex has both completed and planned installations totaling 626.6 MW of its multi-megawatt range of turbines in locations across the country including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Idaho, Colorado and Texas.
About Nordex
As one of the leading technological providers of turbines in the megawatt class, Nordex benefits from the global trend to larger wind turbines. The company's product range includes some of the largest serial wind turbines in the world - the Gamma Generation (N80/2500, N90/2500, N100/2500, and N117/2400). Nordex is one of the few wind turbine producers with more than 26 years of experience, now operating in 18 countries and employing over 2,600 people worldwide, including more than 200 in the United States. There are currently more than 4,900 Nordex wind turbines rotating in 38 countries with a total rated output of more than 7,500 Megawatts. The company's global headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany, with US headquarters in Chicago.
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