Vestas has secured a 207 MW order from Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to power the Ledyard Windpower project in Iowa, USA, featuring 46 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines.
The order includes supply and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset.
The new variants offer an increase in annual energy production of more than 3 percent compared with the existing variants of V136-4.2 MW and V150-4.2 MW and leverages the proven 4 MW technology with a combined global order intake of more than 21 GW.
“We have seen strong demand for the V150-4.2 MW turbine, particularly in the U.S., and the new V150-4.5 MW variant will continue to cement Vestas leadership in this segment,” said John Eggers, Chief Technology Officer of Vestas North America.
Turbine delivery for the Ledyard Windpower project begins in the second quarter of 2022 with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.