Suzlon Group subsidiary REpower Systems said that it has signed a 25.6 MW contract with Windkraft Simonsfeld to supply eight turbines for its windfarm project in Austria.

The company said in a statement that "REpower signed a contract with the Austrian operator Windkraft Simonsfeld for supplying eight 3.2 M114 wind turbines.”

The turbines, each with a rated power output of 3.2 MW and a hub height of 143 metres, will be supplied for the Poysdorf-Wilfersdorf III windfarm in Austria.

It said that "With a total height of 200 metres, the REpower 3.2M114, which is the tallest wind turbine ever constructed in that country, will be delivered in the second quarter of 2013 and the project is schedule to go live in the fourth quarter.”

Besides delivery, the Hamburg-based REpower will also be responsible for constructing and commissioning these turbines, besides maintaining them as well as conclude a 20 year integrated service package contract with Windkraft Simonsfeld.

Mr Jens Muller-Nielsen MD of REpower Systems said that "The Austrian market offers huge potential that we are keen to leverage for the benefit of REpower. This is why we plan to further strengthen our activities here in the future.”

He said that compared to a 3.2M114 turbine with a hub height of 93 metres, a hub height of 143 metres can increase yields at locations with low wind speeds by up to 50%

Mr Markus Winter Windkraft Simonsfeld Head of Engineering said that "Following the initial positive experiences we had with REpower in the construction of our five 2.05 MW turbines at the Durnkrut windfarm, it was only logical to take the step into the 3 MW class together.”

Source - Economic Times

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