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Herausgeber: Nordex SE
Nordex awarded second large contract in South Africa
- 80 MW wind farm to go on line near Port Elizabeth in 2014
Hamburg - The Nordex Group’s South African business is continuing to perform well: after establishing a subsidiary in Cape Town and receiving its first major contract, the wind turbine manufacturer has now been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of an 80 MW wind farm. Under the contract, Nordex will be supplying the \"Red Cap Kouga\" wind farm on a turn-key basis. Scheduled to commence in April 2013, the work includes the construction of the foundations and road access as well as cabling and the transformer station.
In a next step, Nordex will be supplying 32 N90/2500 strong-wind turbines and installing them at the coastal site, which is characterised by mean wind speeds of around 9 m/s. \"Thanks to the good wind conditions and our turbines, which have been designed to make the most of these conditions, the 80 MW \"Red Cap Kouga\" wind farm will generate an above-average energy yield. In our view, it is precisely this which offers the strongest argument in favour of the continued future expansion of renewable energies. The goal must be to produce clean electricity on a particularly sustainable and, hence, economically viable basis,\" explains Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, a member of Nordex’s Management Board.
The customer and ultimate operator of the Kouga project is Red Cap Kouga Wind Farm Pty. The owners of this project development company include various corporations and public institutions committed to regional economic development in South Africa. \"In a nascent wind market it was important to Red Cap that the turbine supplier selected to partner with it in its first wind farm development had both a strong technical and financial track record. In Nordex we found such a partner,\" says Mark Tanton, Managing Director, Red Cap Kouga Wind Development Company.
About Nordex
As one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems, Nordex is benefiting from the trend in favour of large-scale turbines. The range comprises one of the world’s largest series-produced wind power systems (N90/2500, N100/2500, N117/2400). To date, over 1,900 turbines of this type have been installed around the world. This experience with multi-megawatt turbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors. Nordex has installed a total of around 5,000 turbines with an aggregate capacity of more than 7,800 MW all around the world. With exports accounting for more than 90 percent of its business, Nordex SE plays a key role in international high-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiaries in 22 countries around the world with a total global headcount of over 2,500 employees.
Hamburg, 27 November 2012
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The development, manufacture, project management and servicing of wind turbines in the onshore segment has been the core competence and passion of the Nordex Group and its more than 7,900 employees worldwide since 1985. As one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers, the Nordex Group offers high-yield, cost-efficient wind turbines under the Acciona Windpower and Nordex brands that enable long-term and economical power generation from wind energy in all geographical and climatic conditions.
The focus is on turbines in the 3 to 5MW+ class, and the Group’s comprehensive product portfolio offers individual solutions for both markets with limited space and regions with limited grid capacities. With more than 29 GW of installed capacity worldwide, Nordex Group systems deliver sustainable energy throughout more than 80 per cent of the world’s energy market (excluding China).
Nordex SE is listed on the TecDAX of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The management holding company is headquartered in Rostock, while the executive board and administrative offices are based in Hamburg. At production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the US, and India, the Nordex Group produces its own nacelles, rotor blades and concrete towers. The Group also maintains offices and branches in more than 25 countries.
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