Vestas has signed a most well-liked provider settlement with Hanwha Company E&C Division for the 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind venture in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
The venture is developed by Shinan Ui Offshore Wind, a special-purpose firm established by Hanwha Company E&C Division, SK D&D, and KOEN.
If the venture materialises, it’ll function 26 items of V236-15.0 MW generators, which might be put in on fastened foundations within the southeastern waters of Ui Island.
Vestas may even ship 20 years of operation and upkeep service for the wind farm when it turns into operational.
”We’re honoured that our Korean companions, Hanwha Company E&C Division, have positioned their belief in us and chosen us as most well-liked turbine provider for the venture. We’re very a lot wanting ahead to working with the shoppers and offering our V236-15.0 MW offshore generators for the venture,” stated Purvin Patel, President of Vestas Asia Pacific.
”By additional increasing the deployment of our flagship offshore turbine mannequin, V236-15.0 MW, we are going to actively contribute to the realisation of a decarbonised society of South Korea and proceed as a frontrunner in offshore wind.”
If and when the settlement materialises in a agency and unconditional order for Vestas, it’ll enter into Vestas’ wind turbine order backlog.
Nam Cheol Lee, Head of Wind Energy Enterprise at Hanwha Company E&C Division, stated: ”We plan to strengthen our place as a number one firm within the discipline of renewable vitality by finishing up large-scale wind energy initiatives that require prime quality expertise. We count on to broaden our enterprise to three GW by 2030 primarily based on our gathered know-how and expertise within the wind energy technology enterprise.”
Vestas has received greater than 2.8 GW of agency orders for the V236-15.0 MW for which it secured kind certificates in November 2023, and can start serial manufacturing in 2024.
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