Vestas has received an order comprising 22 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine and 3 units of the V80-1.8 MW wind turbine for the Almatret project to be installed in the province in Lérida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The contract includes supply, installation, a five-year service agreement as well as a VestasOnline™ Business SCADA system.

The order has been placed by Eólica de Almatret. This company, which was acquired by the North American corporation Hudson Clean Energy, will be present on the Spanish market under the brand name Element Power.

“We are very proud that Eólica de Almatret has chosen Vestas as a supplier for this wind power project, which shows their confidence in us and our products,” says Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean A/S. “This new contract is a further step towards developing Vestas’ position in Catalonia, which has a growing interest in wind energy.”

By 1 January 2008, Catalonia had a total installed wind capacity of 347 MW. Having experienced a growth rate of 54 per cent between 2006 and 2007, Catalonia is the fourth most dynamic wind energy region in Spain.

The wind power plant will produce approximately 120 GWh per year, saving the environment from an annual CO2 emission of more than 47,000 tons. Furthermore, the wind power plant will cover the yearly electricity consumption of almost 26,000 Spanish households.

By the end of 2007, Vestas was the second manufacturer in Spain in terms of cumulative installed capacity, with a market share of almost 15 per cent, and Vestas was also the second manufacturer in Spain in terms of installed capacity during the year of 2007 with a market share of almost 20 per cent.

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