EANS-News: Nordex SE
Success for Nordex project development in France
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information Subtitle: Four wind farms developed in-house sold / New order received Hamburg (euro adhoc) - Hamburg, 16. December 2011. Nordex is strengthening its position as a project developer in France. The wind turbine manufacturer´s French subsidiary has sold four wind farms developed in-house comprising a total of 19 N100/2500 turbines. This equals a capacity of 47.5 megawatt. Furthermore, Nordex France has received an order to supply four turbines from the N90/2500 series. The customers have signed Premium Service Agreements with Nordex for ten and eleven years, respectively. The first of the Nordex-developed projects, "Forge" in the Cher region in central France, is sold to Allianz Renewable Energy Partners IV Limite. This is the sixth Nordex wind farm to be purchased by the Allianz Group, which now owns a Nordex portfolio of more than 80 megawatts. The other three projects developed by Nordex, "Bois Ballay", "Mazeray" and "Coudrays", are sold to BNP Clean Energy Investment Partners. BNP invests in renewable energy and already operates a Nordex wind farm in Ireland. "Bois Ballay" and "Coudrays" went on grid in the region of Berry in central France. "Mazeray" in the west of the country is due to be completed in September 2012. Finally, the wind farm operator BOREAS has purchased four wind turbines for its "Coume" project in Eastern France. The order comprises the delivery, the installation and the commissioning of the turbines which is due to be completed by the end of the year. BOREAS and Nordex have already worked together in several European countries. "We are pleased to see that our project development activities in France yield successes and to be continuing our collaboration with BOREAS", says Nordex CSO Lars Bondo Krogsgaard. Nordex - a profile As a technological leader among suppliers of megawatt turbines, Nordex benefits particularly from the global trend towards large-scale wind turbines. The product range includes one of the largest series wind power systems in the world (N80/2500, N90/2500, N100/2500, N117/2400) with more than 1,700 of these turbines having been produced to date. This means that Nordex has a crucial edge in terms of experience in operating large turbines compared to most of its competitors in the sector. Overall, Nordex has installed a more than 4,700 turbines with a capacity in excess of 7,100 MW around the world. With exports accounting for over 90 percent of its business, Nordex also has a strong position in international high-growth regions. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 19 countries. In total, the Group employs more than 2,700 people worldwide. Further inquiry note: Felix Losada Tel.: +49 (0)40 300 30 1141 flosada@nordex-online.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Nordex SE Langenhorner Chaussee 600 D-22419 Hamburg phone: +49 (0)40 30030-1000 FAX: +49 (0)40 30030-1101 mail: info@nordex-online.com WWW: http://www.nordex-online.com sector: Alternative energy ISIN: DE000A0D6554, DE0000A0D66L2 indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share, ÖkoDAX stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München language: English
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