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WINDPOWERUPDATE
N90/2300 KW:
New megawatt
type installed.
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HAVØYGAVLEN:
Wind farm in
operation.
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Germany 2,50 5
Austria 2,70 5
Switzerland 4,90 sfr
DENMARK:
Repowering
boom.
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Contents
Technology
Europe
Worldwide
North America
News
2
N90/2300 kW
Nordex Extending Range of Megawatt
Turbines 4
Virtual Power Plant
The Power Plant of the Future 6
Did You Know That … 7
Norway Has Discovered Wind
Wind Power at the Arctic Sea 8
Wind Energy at the Nerefco Refinery
Reduction of CO2 Emissions by
20,000 Tonnes Per Year 10
Offshore Wind Power
Germany: From Euphoria to Reality 12
Inauguration
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in
Southern France 14
French Success
Further 14 MW Installed by Nordex
in France 16
New French Orders
Successful Course Continues 16
When Less Can Mean More
Nordex Repowering Projects in Denmark 17
Bulgueira Wind Farm
Nordex Most Recent Achievement
in Portugal 18
Strong Partners in Japan
Nordex Supplying 20 N60 Turbines to IHI 18
Worldwide Installations 19
Energy in Motion
Nordex in North Dakota 20
Nordex USA, Inc.
In Gear with New Employees
and Projects 21
Kite Surfing
Nordex-Sponsored Kite Surf Trophy 22
Tourism and Wind Energy
The Return of Don Quixote 22
Short News 23
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INAUGURATION
Another two wind farms officially
opened in France.
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Editorial
Dear reader,
in this issue we again want to update you on some of our current projects. The successful installation
of an N80 farm in Norway is particularly encouraging for us for a number of different reasons: Comprising
16 2.5 MW class turbines, it is the largest farm of its type to date. On top of this, its location – only 100 kilometers
south of North Cape – is unique and posed considerable challenges during the installation phase.
Yet, it also marks the entry into a new market offering strong potential.
Size matters – this was the case in Germany for a long time. In this country, there is an unmistakable
trend in favor of large turbines. Our most recent orders show that this trend is now also assuming international
proportions. Customers from France, Ireland, the United Kingdom and other countries are increasingly
opting for the largest available turbine. Nordex plays a leading role in the series-production of such
turbines and we are doing everything we can to protect this position. To this end, we have unveiled the
latest member of the N80 family – the N90, which went on line at Anklam, Germany, in the summer for the
first time. With its larger rotor sweep, it is ideal for weaker wind conditions (page 4).
In our main market Germany, business has again been very strong this year. As at the end of September,
industry-wide new installed output was up roughly 35 % on the previous year. At the same time, Nordex
was able to widen its market share to 11 % in the third quarter. We expect to receive further upwind of the
continuation of the SPD/Green coalition government. The favorable results of the Green party in particular
show that people in Germany attach importance to the careful use of natural resources. This is also reflected
in recent opinion polls (page 22).
I wish you pleasant reading
Carsten Pedersen
Nordex
Product
Program
Power Regulation Generator Effect Rotor Diameter
Nordex N43/600 kW Stall 600/125 kW 43 m
Nordex N50/800 kW Stall 800/200 kW 50 m
Nordex N60, N62/1300 kW Stall 1300/250 kW 60 or 62 m
Nordex S70, S77/1500 kW Pitch/variable 1500 kW 70 or 77 m
Nordex N80/2500 kW Pitch/variable 2500 kW 80 m
Nordex N90/2300 kW Pitch/variable 2300 kW 90 m
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N90/2300 kW
Nordex Extending Range
of Megawatt Turbines
The bottom tower
section is mounted ...
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The N90/2300 kW has been installed near Anklam in Germany. With a rotor sweep of
6,362 square metres the optimum yield has been assured.
Nordex AG has assembled the newly developed
N90/2300 kW wind turbine near Anklam in the
German state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania for
its customer Enertrag AG, Nechlin. With a rotor diametre
of 90 metres and an output of 2.3 MW, the N90
is one of the world’s largest series-produced wind
turbines.
Compared with the base N80 model, the N90’s
rotor diametre is 10 metres larger. This translates
into a 27 % increase in rotor sweep to 6,362 square
metres, roughly the area of a football field. “This
sweep plays a key role in energy yield, which is why
the N90 promises far greater efficiency than existing
turbines in locations characterized by weak to medium
wind speeds,” explains Dietmar Kestner, CEO
at Nordex AG.
Nordex will also be offering the N90 on towers
with a height of between 80 and 105 metres to harness
wind power potential in non-coastal locations.
This is important because wind speeds and hence
also the energy yield increase significantly with rising
altitude in non-coastal regions in particular. The 80
and 100 metre versions of the N90 are certified for
average wind speeds of 8.0 m/s and the 105 metre
model for wind speeds of up to 7.5 m/s. Accordingly,
the core market for the N90 will be Central Europe.
Says Kestner: “We are currently registering strong
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demand in Germany in particular. Preliminary contracts
have already been signed.”
The turbine is based on the proven mechanical
concept used in the N80/2500 kW, which has been in
production for the past two-and-a-half years. Accordingly,
Nordex assumes that a testing period of only
around six months will be necessary, during which
time Nordex will be measuring the performance
curve, noise emission, grid compatibility and mechanical
load. The turbine has already been certified pursuant
to the Germanischer Lloyd guidelines and IEC.
... and followed by the top tower section.

Numerous detail solutions testify to the maturity of the series,
while the oil-cooling system marks a new development for
Nordex: the turbine is fitted with a permanent pressurized
circulating lubrication system and a larger filter volume. A temperature-based
pump control system avoids major fluctuations
in the temperature of the oil sump, protecting the transmission
and the bearings from excessive wear and ensuring reliable
operations.
If it does become necessary to replace a component, the expense
involved is limited. Even key components can be removed
without dismantling the entire drive line. The modular assembly
concept also heightens flexibility during the construction phase.
The maximum weights are 40 tons, representing an advantage
in terms of crane costs and facilitating assembly in rough terrain.
One particular advantage in densely populated regions is
the low noise levels exhibited by the N80/N90 series during
operation. Whereas favourable readings of less than 104 dB are
already achieved during operation at the turbine’s rated capacity,
noise emission drops to below 100 dB in the reduced-noise
mode. Thus, by lowering the speed in sound-critical locations,
it is possible for the turbine to continue producing electricity
even during the night.
... and the hub are prepared to be installed.
The nacelle ...
The first blade is mounted to the hub. The installation of the powerful wind turbine is completed.
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Virtual Power Plant
The Power Plant
of the Future
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Weather Forecast
Energy Trading
An intelligent association of decentralized producers.
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Wind Turbine Photovoltaic-System
Small Distributed
Acid Fuel Cells
Biogas
Hydro Power
Virtual Power Plant Management
Geothermal Energy
Heat and Power
Combined

The time of large-scale power plants has passed.
The 1,000 MW blocks driven by fossil fuels and
nuclear power stations are gradually disappearing
from the scene. The reason: they are too expensive
and inflexible for the energy production of the future.
For this reason, today more and more suppliers
are making use of a mix of decentralized energy producers.
In this way it is possible to generate electricity
and heat locally and thus avoid energy losses
resulting from long transport distances. In addition
to this, decentralized power-plant structures are able
to react more flexibly.
However, in order to be able to guarantee a secure
power supply, an intelligent control system is
required for the distributed units. Here, the key concept
is the “virtual power plant”. A topic which is
now also being worked on by the experts of Natcon7,
a subsidiary of Nordex AG. “We want to produce the
first prototype of energy with the aid of wind power,
solar energy, photovoltaics, hydro power, biomass,
biogas and geothermal heat. The use of these renewables
and the conversion into electricity and heat is
effected at different locations. The distributed energy
producers are run as an intelligent association
by means of special automation and information
technologies”, explains Dirk Adam, CEO of Natcon7.
The combination of many decentralized energy
producers to form a virtual power plant ensures a secure
supply and is extremely economically efficient.
An existing virtual power plant can be extended to
include further producers at any time. The location
is of no consequence. As a virtual power plant is completely
neutral in terms of technology, machines
made by different manufacturers can be integrated
into the association.
The combination of many decentralized energy producers to
form a virtual power plant ensures a secure supply and is
extremely economically efficient.
The virtual power plant reacts much more flexibly in changing
energy demand than the conventional large power station is
able to.
This means that the road is clear for a mixture of
renewables. The combination of different forms of
renewable energy offers enormous advantages for
the operator as fluctuations in supply and demand,
resulting from weather conditions or changes in
energy consumption, for example, are easy to compensate
for. Here, it is important to also include permanently
available producers, such as biomass and
CHP (combined heat and power) plants, as well as –
in the future – fuel cells. This makes it possible for a
virtual power plant to react much more flexibly in
changing energy demand than a conventional large
power station is able to.
Each integrated producer is connected to the supply
grid and has his own control system which
is in direct contact, via an interface, with the central
control system of the virtual power plant. As a result
of this connection, the central control system knows
which individual and total capacity is currently available.
The central control system is equipped with
further communication interfaces, via which it is provided
with additional information. For example, the
central control system is able to evaluate weather
forecasts for the individual locations as well as data
on the current and expected demand situation on
the energy market. The sale of surplus electricity on
the energy exchange is included. This means that
the central control system is in a position to coordinate
the power generation of the association
efficiently and in line with demand on the basis of
reliable information.
?
Did You Know That...
• from October to December this year, Nordex installs almost 2 wind
turbines each day in each week somewhere in the world.
• the wind energy sector uses 300,000 tonnes more steel than the German
ship building industry.
• in France, trucks with Nordex wind turbine parts of up to 29 metres
had to pass over a local petanque field in order to get through a very
narrow turn. This was done according to an agreement with the mayor
of the village, and of course, Nordex rebuilt the petanque field after
use.
• during the last decade, the investment costs in a wind turbine have
been deducted with more than 50 %.
• the wind energy saves external costs corresponding to an amount of
2.5 – 20 Ct/kWh.
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Norway Has Discovered Wind
Wind Power at
the Arctic Sea
The 16 turbines with a total output of 40 MW mark a turning
point in the country’s energy industry. They will be producing
120 gigawatts of clean electricity each year in attempt to
address the problems that Norway is experiencing in ensuring
secure supplies of electricity. Formerly a major exporter of hydroelectricity,
the country is now consuming almost as much
electricity as it is producing. Thus, in 2000, it used 125.5 terrawatthours.
By contrast, it produced some 142.2 TWh of hydroelectricity,
accounting for 99 % of total electricity output. Thermal
power stations contributed a sizeable 731 GWh, while wind
power remained on the sidelines, contributing only 30 GWh.
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In Havøysund, Norway’s largest wind farm to date has gone into operation.
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The Nordex 40 MW wind farm at Havøygavlen.
“I am pleased that the community of Måsøy is now also
generating energy”, says Ingalill Olsen. “Finnmark is the coldest
region in Norway but only covers 15 % of its own energy
requirements”. The town mayor is sitting in her office opposite
the port. From her window, the 287 meter high Havøygavlen,
home to the new turbines, can be seen.

The wind farm starts five kilometres above the port facilities.
All of Havøysund’s five roads used to end at the town’s last
houses. Now, there is a gravel road leading up the hill behind
the cemetery. The dark stone is covered only by moss and lichen.
The 16 turbines operate at altitudes of between 250 and 280
metres, with the 80 metre high towers providing a fantastic view
across the Arctic Sea.
Havøygavlen lies at the end of the world, which is why
Nordex has fitted the 2.5 MW turbines with a power crane
system; a special facility developed for offshore use. In this way,
all main components can be replaced without the need for an
external crane, allowing time to be saved and doing away with
the need to transport heavy equipment.
Ingalill Olsen has been observing the construction work from
her desk since April 2, 2002. The most important woman in the
town watched the 11 kilometre network arising on the hill. She
also heard the explosions when holes were dug in the naked
stone of the hill for the 16 base elements, each one three metres
deep and ten metres in diameter. She watched the heavy transporters
and the Caterpillar lug the individual turbine parts up
the mountain and technicians from Denmark and Germany
assemble the turbines as quickly as possible under the midnight
sun. The wind turbines have been watching over the fishing village
since August 22.
The 21 Måsøy town elders were unanimously in favor of constructing
the wind farm – not only because it created a number
of long-term jobs but also because they all realized the advantages
of “good energy”. “This location offers decisive advantages
over other places,” says Ingalill Olsen. In addition to our
port and the support on the part of our population, reindeer play
a key role in this region, wandering between the summer fields
along the coast and the winter locations in the interior. However,
as there are no reindeer on the island of Havøya, negotiations
with the locals were not necessary.
The wind farm generates enough electricity for 6,000 households.
In Germany, this volume of electricity would be sufficient
for seven times as many households. However, no other country
in the world consumes as much electricity per capita as Norway.
And nowhere is this truer than in Finnmark. In fact, Ingalill Olsen
alone needs around 28,000 KWh per year. The country’s energy
ministry is expecting a further increase in consumption. For this
reason, parliament passed a bill in March 2001 providing for the
establishment of a state energy agency. Its duties will include
revising energy policy, promoting regenerative sources of energy
and implementing measures to ensure more efficient use
of energy. Known as Enova, it commenced its operations in
January 2002. At this stage, Norway had 28 wind turbines with
an output totalling 17 MW.
The Havøygavlen wind park is a decisive step towards reaching
the national goal of generating 3 TWh from wind power by
2010. A further five projects with total annual output of 605 GWh
have already been approved. “We consider the target to be realistic
and are sure that we will achieve it by 2010,” says Dr. ing.
Magnar Førde, director of regenerative energy at Enova.
The world’s northern-most wind farm is a reference project
for both Norway and for Nordex, which assembled the 16
turbines on a turn-key basis for operator Arctic wind, a joint venture
forged by Norway’s largest industrial group Norsk Hydro
and Dutch utility Nuon as well as the planning agency Norsk
Beautiful view from the top of one of the Havøygavlen turbines.
Miljøkraft. Enova contributed 3 8 million to the 3 40 million
project. “This wind farm marks the entry to an interesting new
market for us,” says Dietmar Kestner, CEO at Nordex AG.
Nordex is now also engaged in negotiations with Norsk
Miljøkraft concerning a 200 MW wind farm 500 km south of
Havøysund.
“Conditions here on the coast are ideal for our N80 turbines,”
says Tage Christensen, project manager at Nordex. The climate
is moderate thanks to the Gulf stream, with winter temperatures
rarely dropping below minus 26 degrees Celsius. On the
other hand, there is a steady wind with an average annual speed
of 9 metres per second. If the wind speed exceeds 25 m/sec, the
turbines automatically disengage. Although construction work
was interrupted for five days due to a gale twice this speed, the
40-year old mechanical engineer sitting in his office container
at the port says that this was an exception. “This project is also
a test for our offshore units.” Looking forward, Nordex also
wants to assemble the N80, the world’s largest series turbine,
in offshore locations.
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Wind Energy at the Nerefco Refinery
Reduction of CO 2
Emissions by 20,000
Tonnes Per Year
Wind power and oil,
a symbiosis of fossil
fuel and wind energy.
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The nine giant Nordex wind turbines at the refinery Nerefco, Europoort Rotterdam
in the Netherlands, have now been erected and since the end of November 2002, the
complete wind farm of 22.5 MW has been in operation.
ery intensive coordination work has been
“Vcarried out before the mounting of the
N80/2500 kW wind turbines at the Dutch refinery”,
says Jan Gräff, Nordex Project- and Site Manager.
“First of all, the existing safety rules had to be followed
when working at the refinery.” Therefore,
safety training was required before the staff were
allowed to work at the site, and also the site organisation
had to be certified to meet the safety standards.
Furthermore, risk assessments required that
the crawler crane had to be disassembled before
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moving it from one place to another. This was done
in order to minimise the risk of it falling into a tank
at the refinery.
Then, also according to the safety rules, each wind
turbine has been installed with extra safety equipment.
Lifts in the turbines are one of the special features
in order to make safe access possible for the
refinery’s employees. Furthermore, automatic fire
extinguishing systems have been installed in each
nacelle as well as a lightning sensor system for

switching off the wind farm in case of lightning, a
connection of the NC2 and the SCADA computer to
the control system of the refinery and an ice sensor
on each nacelle for switching off the turbine in case
of possible ice on the blades.
The installation of the wind turbines went according
to schedule. When one turbine was erected
the main crane was dismantled, moved to the next
foundation, and assembled again ready to erect
the next wind turbine. While one team was erecting
the wind turbines, another team made the final installation
and commissioning of the erected wind
turbines.
The customer, BP, is on target to successfully complete
its first major wind power project, and new
projects of this kind are expected to follow. In this
connection, Nordex will be considered as a possible
supplier and once again have the chance to prove
its performance in the megawatt projects.
One of the majestic
Nordex wind turbines
at Europoort,
Rotterdam.
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Offshore Wind Power
Germany: From Eu
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The offshore market will dominate the future of wind energy. But in Germany, not
before the second half of this decade. The political will is the key to the breakthrough.
And the maritime technology for the foundations and installation vessels
must make progress in order to keep costs within reasonable limits.
Offshore: Stronger winds and higher yields. With the development of the 5 MW machine, Nordex aims at maximum yield on the sea.
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phoria to Reality
For some time now, one concept has been electrifying the
wind energy sector: everyone is talking about “offshore”.
Hardly a day goes by without yet more apparently major contributions
being added to the public debate on the use of our
oceans. But only some 100 MW of capacity are currently installed
off the coasts of Europe. This represents approx. 0.4 % of
installed wind power capacity worldwide. And in Germany?
Nothing doing. To date, the precautionary principle has prevented
even the smallest steps offshore. So where does the
euphoria come from?
Experts from the Danish consulting company BTM-Consult
estimate the wind energy potential for the European seas at up
to 125,000 MW. They reckon that German coastal areas alone
could provide 20,000 MW. Huge against the backdrop of the present
25,000 MW of installed capacity – worldwide! According
to Greenpeace expertise, if the German offshore potential is
optimally used, a good half of the electricity consumption in
Germany can be covered alone by wind power generated at
sea. Yet, according to estimates by the German Wind Energy
Institute, the offshore market will not take off until the second
half of this decade. Then finally in Germany too. Just in time to
compensate for the lack of space onshore. German wind energy
companies which, unlike Nordex, are not involved in foreign
markets have to trust this forecast.
Nevertheless, the advantages of offshore operation are
obvious: thanks to the strong and more constant winds at sea,
higher yields can be obtained than onshore. At the same time,
the machines are subjected to lower strains as a result of reduced
turbulence. The consequence: reduced wear on the turbine.
The real challenges are technical in nature. Adapting the
machine to offshore conditions does not present a major
problem: the electrotechnical units are moved from the foot to
the head of the unit and the machine house protected against
the saline atmosphere by means of a dehumidifier. The additional
costs involved are quire reasonable. However, the situation
is different for the foundation and for installation. This is
where the main cost blocks are involved which make an
offshore project up to 50 % more expensive than wind parks
onshore. Gravity foundations are used today for projects realised
in shallow coastal waters. But the future lies 30 to 40 kilometres
offshore, at water depths of down to 40 metres. Here
different methods have to be used, such as the monopile or tri-
The market for wind turbines will grow by approx.
20 % per annum in the coming years. Especially in
Spain, the USA, France and Great Britain. The German
market too will continue at a high level in the next few
years.
However, another topic also has to be considered:
offshore application. By the year 2006, wind parks with
a capacity of several thousand MW could be created in
European coastal waters alone.
pod – much more expensive foundations. So the aim pursued
by manufacturers of wind turbines is clear: installation of the
maximum possible yield potential on each foundation. This
is why Nordex is developing a new, large turbine in the
5-MW class. The objective is to make the costs per kW specific
to offshore operation both calculable and economical.
In addition to this, the installation concepts at sea are based on
platforms and ships with lifting devices which independently
raise themselves above the surface of the water, thereby offering
a stable working platform. These too are unsuitable for transport
in heavy seas and cannot work continuously. This means
that the actual process of erection must be made faster and so
more cost-favorable.
In Germany, it is high time for the first pilot projects to be
realised if a breakthrough is to be made in the offshore market.
These will enable manufacturers and partner companies to gain
initial experience with offshore units. It is not only the wind
energy sector and the shipyard industry that will benefit. 6 million
tons of steel are needed to build the units solely to exploit
the German offshore potential of 20 gigawatts. This is approximately
equivalent to the quantity of sheet steel produced annually
throughout Europe.
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Inauguration
Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony in
Southern France
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In September 2002, the two wind farms Merdelou and Fontanelles were officially
opened, and the ceremony which among other things offered a visit to the wind
turbine farms as well as a French buffet, was attended by a huge number of wind
turbine-interested people.
Mr. Björn Mummenthey and Mr. Vincent Deroubaix,
both Nordex Project Engineers in France, attended
the event, and the following is their story about
the 12 x N60/1300 kW wind turbines:
“On September 6, 2002, we had the great honour
to represent Nordex France during the inauguration,
organised by the customer Enertrag International, of
the two French wind farms Merdelou and Fontanelles.
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After the official inauguration in the town Moulin
Mage with all the associates of the projects, several
buses went to the site with all the invited in order to
proceed with the ribbon cutting ceremony by the officials
of the two communities Peux-et-Couffouleux
and Brusque. The successful day ended with a very
nice French buffet.
Before this official day, many years of planning
and work had been carried out. Since 1996, the project
has been a Nordex France project, developed by
the known French developers Valorem and Energies
du Midi. At that time, Nordex was represented by
Mr. Gerd von Bassewitz, today the Managing Director
of Nordex France SAS.
The final building permit with12 Nordex machines
was obtained on December 13, 1999, and delivered
by the prefecture of Aveyron. The project has finally
been taken over in 2000 and realised by Enertrag
International.
The Merdelou wind farm at sun set.

The Fontanelles wind turbines
situated 1040 metres above sea
level.
The site is exceptional for several reasons: The two projects
consist of 12 x N60/1300 kW GL1 turbines with tubular towers
and a hub height of 46 metres. The wind farms are estimated to
produce a total annual power output of 61,700 MWh, and with
a total of 15.6 MW they are the biggest wind farms installed in
France so far.
The mean annual wind speeds are 10 m/s at the Fontanelles
hub height and 10.4 m/s at Merdelou which makes this project
very particular and attractive to investors. It is considered to be
one of the best sites in France and is located at an altitude
between 980 metres and 1040 metres above sea level on the
exposed ridges of the French Massif Central.
Due to this site location, the conditions for the Nordex erection
teams were a big challenge. The erection period was in the
winter and the early spring with loads of snow and ice, but due
to the exceptional performance of the site- and erection teams
from Per Henriksen and Mikkel Mæhlisen, the two wind farms
have been in operation since February 2002.
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French Success
Further 14 MW
Installed by
Nordex in France
In October 2002, Nordex installed and commissioned ten
N50/800 kW wind turbines at the Avignonet site in the southern
part of France. The Nordex erection team in France had just
accomplished the enlargement of the Tuchan wind farm with ten
more N43/600 kW wind turbines. Today, this wind farm counts
15 of the well-proven N43/600 kW machines. The latest commissioned
wind farm – Avignonet – is located 30 km east of Toulouse
and is dominated by the local wind “vent d’Autan”. The turbines
have been erected on 50-metre tubular towers, and the installation
began in the middle of August 2002. At times, the welltrained
Nordex team were erecting up to one N50/800 kW per day,
Olivier Sing, Nordex Junior Project Manager in France, tells.
New French Orders
Successful Course Continues
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Orders received for 16 turbines in France worth a total of 5 21.5 million
In August 2002, Nordex received two new orders from France,
entailing a total of 16 turbines worth a combined 3 21.5 million.
The two projects are to be completed at the beginning of
2003.
Nordex is handling the Bouin project for its customer SIIF
Energies, a 35 % subsidiary of EDF. The eight N80/2500 kW turbines
are to be installed at two wind farms located roughly 30
kilometres south of Nantes. The close proximity to the Atlantic
and low turbulence means that the turbines will be constructed
on 60 metre high steel-tube towers. Nordex will be supplying
the farms as turnkey projects including access routes, foundations
and grid connection.
The Tuchan wind farm.
During the last few years, Nordex has commissioned one wind turbine project after
another in France, and the success will continue in the years to come.
Nordex France received the Avignonet-order earlier this year
from the joint venture between Seris Eole, a French developer
and the Canadian company Boralex. The project has been developed
within the context of the program “Eole 2005”.
The wind farm has already attracted the attention of the local
population, and weekend promenades to the Nordex turbines
are a common sight. More Nordex turbines will soon be erected
in France, and you can read more about these projects in
the article below.
The Bouin project marks the first order after the signing of
the master contract between Nordex and SIIF in April 2002,
under the terms of which Nordex is classed as one of SIIF’s preferred
suppliers. The two companies have also worked together
successfully in the past. Thus, Nordex built two wind farms
for SIIF on Corsica in 2000 comprising a total of 20 N43/600 kW
turbines.
Nordex received the second order from private-sector power
station operator Hydelec. Under the terms of the contract, it will
be supplying four N60/1300 kW and four N43/600 kW turbines
for the Rivesaltes project near Perpignan. The project does not
include access routes and foundations.

When Less Can Mean More
Nordex Repowering
Projects in Denmark
The repowering boom is sweeping over Denmark, and today an important replacement
of small and old wind turbines by new and more powerful wind turbines is
taking place.
It is expected that before the end of 2002, more than 200 MW
will be installed replacing about 70 MW derived from old and
small wind turbines. Nordex is involved in the Danish repowering
program by several projects using the well-proven N50/800
kW and N60/1300 kW machines.
The biggest Nordex repowering project is located at the
Danish island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Eight N60/1300 kW
and three N50/800 kW turbines are to replace approx. 35 old wind
turbines ranging from 20 kW to 99 kW. In Jutland, along the ferry
port of Ebeltoft facing to the Kattegat Sea, Nordex will install
four N60/1300 kW wind turbines. These new and efficient wind
turbines will replace 18 old turbines each of 55 kW, and once
described as the first offshore wind farm in Denmark. The last
Nordex repowering projects are dispersed over the country in
the southern part of Jutland. 24 small wind turbines are being
replaced by three N50/800 kW and two N60/1300 kW. All the
Nordex repowering projects will be installed this year.
The Danish repowering program was implemented in 2001,
the purpose being to reduce the number of small and old machines
(less than 150 kW, however most of the replaced machines
have a capacity of less than 100 kW) and to increase the wind
generation capacity. The program will continue until the end of
2003. According to the program, the projects being installed in
2002 are entitled to receive an average of 3 0.08 per kWh for the
first 12,000 full load hours of operation (approx. 5 years) then
dropping to 3 0.058 per kWh for the next 22,000 full load hours
(approx. 10 years). From January 1st , 2003, the kWh prices drop
to the market price plus a subsidy of 3 0.013 per kWh for turbines
installed after that date. However the limit is 3 0.048 per kWh,
so if for instance the market price per kWh is 3 0.040, the subsidy
will be limited to 3 0.008 per kWh.
Therefore, the Danish wind turbine market will reach a dead point
in 2003, at least in the beginning of the year, Jørn Motzkus,
Sales Manager Nordex, expects. However, he envisages that
the Scandinavian electricity market will change drastically within
the next few years. On the one hand, the Scandinavian grid
infrastructure will be even more efficient, and the grid system in
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland will be more and more
integrated and soon become one system. On the other hand, a
general lack of power in these countries will occur favouring
Photo montage of the four new N60/1300 kW at Ebeltoft.
the use of power from wind energy. Several incidents support
this forecast. The demand for electricity is increasing and will
continue to increase in the coming years, and the existing power
supply will not be able to match this demand. For instance, in
Norway, the demand for power is increasing by approx. 2 % per
year, and at the same time, the country has decided not to extend
the installations of hydraulic power stations as a further extension
will have too much impact on the nature. Today, Norway’s
electricity is 100 % hydraulic power. A possible drought one year
will have a serious influence on the electricity market. The power
prices will rise, and even a rationing of the power might be a
consequence. The higher power prices and the insufficient power
supply will favour the development of new power production
capacity, including wind power.
Nr. 15 ı December 2002 17

Bulgueira Wind Farm
Nordex Most Recent
Achievement in Portugal
Nordex and HIDROERG Recursos Energéticos, S.A., placed in
Lisboa, started negotiating in 2001 to develop the Bulgueira
Wind Farm placed at an average altitude of 1100 m above sea
level. HIDROERG trusted once again the turnkey installation of
the project to the long-time qualified Nordex group supplying
the wind turbines, the electrical installation and civil works.
Nordex cooperates with a large number of Portuguese companies
according to its compromise of contributing to the local market
as far as the site of wind farms is concerned.
After evaluation of the wind measurement and site conditions,
the N50 was concluded to be the most profitable wind turbine.
With a proved power curve, this machine is particularly
suitable for sites of this kind and has been successfully installed
Strong Partners in Japan
Nordex Supplying 20 N60
Turbines to IHI
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Located in Ribeira de Pena, pertaining to the Vila Real district, the Bulgueira Wind
Farm consists of Nordex N50/800 kW wind turbines. This project reinforces the
strong Nordex Energy Ibérica, S.A., position in the Portuguese wind energy market
where many turnkey projects have lately been managed by Nordex.
Minami Osumi one of the largest wind farms in Japan.
The Nordex Group has received a follow-up order
from its Japanese partner Ishikawajima-Harima
Heavy Industries (IHI) for the next stage in the
Minami Osumi wind farm project. The Group will be
supplying 10 N60/1,300 kW turbines worth around
3 7 million. A year ago, Nordex received an order of
the same magnitude from its partner. IHI will be
assembling the first ten turbines in November 2002
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in many countries. The installation of the three wind turbines
took place in late 2002.
The project required the following civil works: preparation
of the access roads to the 10/60 KV substation, building of
foundations and platforms, trenches and the control building.
Likewise electrical installation works such as the medium-voltage
grid cells, earthing and the 60 KV cabling are included in
the electrical installation works.
With the establishment of our company in Spain and
Portugual in early 1998 and with the projects recently carried
out, Nordex plays today a leading role within the Portuguese
wind energy market.
for its customer Kyushu Electric Power, with completion
scheduled for March 2003. At the same time,
a further 10 turbines are being supplied to IHI for the
next stage of the project.
With 20 turbines and a nominal output of 26
megawatts, the Minami Osumi project will be one of
the largest wind farms in Japan. Located close

Worldwide Installations
Country Installed Wind Turbines
N27/150 N27/250 N29/250 N43/600 S46/600 N50/800 N54/1000 N60/1300 S70/1500 N80/2500 N90/2300
S46/750 N62/1300 S77/1500
Australia 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austria 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belarus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
China 0 16 14 110 0 12 0 4 0 0 0
Denmark 21 10 0 33 0 51 0 41 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
France 0 0 1 43 0 10 0 19 0 0 0
Germany 97 24 76 110 51 21 161 349 191 21 1
Greece 0 0 1 37 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Holland 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 9 0
Hungary 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 79 6 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 2 0 4 7 0 3 0 11 0 0 0
Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Poland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 0 0 0
Russia 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UK 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 28 0 0 0
Uruguay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USA 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 12 0 0 0
Total 203 57 289 479 51 122 178 524 191 46 1
Capacity (MW) 30.45 14.25 72.25 287.40 33.00 97.60 178.00 681.20 286.50 115.00 2.3
Total installed wind turbines: 2141 Total installed capacity (MW): 1797.95 Last update of this page: November 10, 2002
to Nejime and Sata at the southern tip of the island of
Kyushu at altitudes of between 420 and 520 metres,
the farm promises excellent yields thanks to average
annual wind speeds of 7.2 m/s.
Last year, Japan was one of the world’s fastestgrowing
wind power markets (+193 %). In 2001
alone, a volume of 217 megawatts was added to the
grid. Experts project sustained strong demand thanks
not only to the favorable wind conditions but also to
government subsidies: wind park operators receive
grants of between 33 and 40 % of their investment
costs as well as feed-in remuneration of 7.8 – 8.9 eurocents
per kilowatt/hour.
No. 15 ı December 2002 19

Energy in Motion
Nordex in North Dakota
The Prairie Winds: Energy in Motion wind park, a joint project
between Basin Electric Cooperative and Central Power
Cooperative, is located near Minot, in the far north central region
of the state. With a generating capacity of 2,600 kilowatts, the
two N60/1300 kW Cold Climate Version turbines will produce
enough electricity to power nearly 700 US-homes each year.
Construction of the wind turbines with 60-metre tubular towers
was completed in October 2002.
Basin Electric already offers consumers coal- and oil-generated
electricity, as well as hydroelectric power from dams along
the Missouri River. “Prairie Winds is an important addition to the
regional power supply by offering another renewable resource for
cooperative-served customers,” Ron Rebenitsch, Basin Electric’s
manager of member marketing, said. In an interview with the
Minot Daily News during the initial construction period, Basin
Electric’s Randy Bush added that with the “wide band of good
wind” that characterises the Minot site, it is a prime area for
electricity generation.
“Obviously, Nordex is quite happy to have been selected by
Basin Electric to put up more turbines in their service territory.
It is another challenge for operating in such extreme (hot and
cold) climatic conditions, but the CCV turbines should fare OK,”
noted John Fedorko, President of Nordex USA. “We are pleased
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Two N60/1300 kW wind turbines fully operational from November 6, 2002.
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to be associated with Basin Electric as they lead the way in installations
in one of the best wind resource areas in the United
States.” Nordex will also be providing the operations and maintenance
on those turbines.
The Dakotas region has attracted increased attention recently
from renewable energy companies and public officials for its
potential as a vast and relatively untapped source of wind power.
The new Minot park and its sister park in Chamberlain, SD (see
Windpower Update no. 14, August 2002), both of which showcase
the N60 machine, will become part of the region’s transformation
into what North Dakota Governor John Hoeven refers
to as the future “Saudi Arabia of wind.”
(Photo courtesy of Basin Electric Power Cooperative)
Installation of the first Nordex turbine in North Dakota. The prairie wind blows for the operation of the Nordex turbine.

Nordex USA, Inc.
In Gear with New
Employees and Projects
Nordex USA, Inc. officially opened in April of 2000 and has been riding high on
successful projects ever since.
With five wind parks scattered throughout the continent
and more being discussed each week, the North
American branch office hums with activity as it serves customers
throughout the United States and Canada.
Since its debut over two years ago, physical expansion,
personnel growth, and increased sales have characterized
Nordex’ rapid development in North America. Located in Grand
Prairie, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, the office is responsible for
all sales and service activities for all of Nordex’ present and
future customers in North America. John Fedorko, President of
Nordex USA, says “We are genuinely excited to have new staff
members as part of the Nordex USA team. I really should say
“Nordex North America” as the market we serve is both the US
and Canada!” Fedorko commented specifically on the new staff,
“Klaus Obel, the new service manager comes to us with 18 years
of hands-on, practical field experience as both a project and
operations manager. His new assistant, Wolfgang Gloger, has
vast electro-mechanical experience in manufacturing and will
be a quick study for keeping our turbines’ availability optimized.
In addition, Steve Wieland recently joined us in the Sales
Department. Steve comes to Nordex from El Paso Energy, and
I believe his in-depth knowledge of the electricity business and
his electrical engineering degree will make him a great salesperson.
Finally, we have the best support staff around, with new
additions Patricia Lawrence as Office Manager and Marjorie
Asturias as Sales/Project Assistant supplementing the work that
Dorinda Matias does for us administratively in the Service
Department.”
Finally, effective January 1, 2003, Frede Jensen from Nordex
in Europe will join “Nordex North America” full time in Texas
as Director of Project Management/North America. Frede, an
electrical engineer, has vast experience in building wind farms
(he was Project Manager on Nordex’ Pincher Creek Project)
and will also help out with North American equipment procurement.
These employees in the office, as well as those
The Nordex North America team.
important service technicians in the field, keep Nordex USA
in the forefront of wind energy production in North America.
Nordex USA’s latest wind project in Minot, North Dakota,
was fully operational in November (see accompanying article).
Additional personnel to oversee the Minot park has resulted in
further expansion of the Nordex USA team as David Koapke
will be Nordex’ full time service technician for the wind projects
in North and South Dakota.
Nordex USA expects its project load to increase in the next
few years, particularly with the United States Production Tax
Credit set to expire in December of 2003 and the Canadian Wind
Power Production Incentive program lasting for another 5 years.
With this in mind, the Nordex USA team looks forward to exciting
and busy years ahead.
No. 15 ı December 2002 21

Kite Surfing
Nordex-Sponsored Kite Surf Trophy
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What has kite surfing, also known as kite boarding or fly surfing, in common with
the wind energy business?
Late this summer, Nordex was one of the sponsors
in the first European Kite Surf Trophy, and
Nordex CEO Dietmar Kestner explains this partnership
by the following words: “With our commitment
we want to support this young, high-tech sport,
which makes intelligent and attractive use of wind
as a medium. In the course of this year, Nordex too
will be going offshore with its first prototype turbine.
For this reason alone, we see parallels between
kite surfing and our business.”
Tourism and Wind Energy
The Return of Don Quixote
Are the German coasts facing a dilemma?
This is the question which came to the attention
of the Schleswig-Holstein Tourism Association.
On the one hand, the region depends more and more
on the development of wind energy – more than
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Kite surfing is a new extreme water sport and a
combination of surfing and paragliding. This year, the
Trophy was held on Fehmarn in Germany from August
23 – 25, 2002, and Norderney from September 6 – 8,
2002, also in Germany. In 2003, the tour is to be extended.
Additional events are planned in Poland and
Spain. Says Kestner: “As a global company, this internationalisation
of the Trophy is very much in our
interest. We would be pleased if kite surfing were to
spread as fast as the use of wind energy.”
The photos are from the exiting days of the disciplines
“Kite Cross” and “Best Trick” in Fehmarn, Germany.
15 % of the value added earned by the district of
Nordfriesland already come from “wind” – and on
the other hand, the landscape is also the capital of
this holiday region.

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Johannesburg – a Success After All?
Black or white, flop or success?
The climate summit
in Johannesburg in September
2002 was assessed differently,
depending on the view
taken. More than 60,000 delegates
battled their way
through a vast range of different
topics. So the progress
made was bound to be modest.
Bronze for the Nordex Annual Report
The “Who’s Who” of the
German business world
had gathered in Frankfurt to
find out who had won the
prize in “The Best 2001 Annual
Report” competition, organized
by ManagerMagazin.
Nordex was participating for
the first time, and got off to the
perfect start. The verdict: 3rd place for the stock exchange
newcomer. Beaten only by the
much larger and older com-
And what was the outcome for
wind energy? One thing in particular:
The announcement by
Russia and China that they intend
to subscribe to the Kyoto
protocol. This means that sufficient
countries have signed
the agreement to make it internationally
effective. 55 % of the
CO2 producers are required
panies, Deutsche Börse AG (1 st
place) and Fraport (Frankfurter
Flughafen AG). The report was
assessed by the university
professors on the jury according
to the comprehensibility of
the text, the quality of the financial
data and the graphics.
“We have set a standard which
we now wish to establish in the
TecDAX category, too”, said
Ralf Peters, Nordex IR-Manager.
Many tourism managers feel that there is a conflict of
interests here. The association wanted more exact information
and commissioned a study from the NIT (Institute for
Tourism and Resort Research in Northern Europe) and the
University of Kiel in order to measure the effects of wind energy
plants on tourism.
The results of this empirical study are clear: only 2 % of the
tourists mentioned wind turbines as a reason for not returning
to a resort for their holidays. The main negative factors named
were landfills, conventional power stations and tower buildings.
At the same time, the tourists who did feel disturbed assessed
their holidays as positively as the rest of those interviewed. The
long-term statistical analysis confirms this result, too. The researchers
compared the development of bed capacity utilisation
and the number of wind turbines on Fehmarn in the period
for this. Another important
achievement was the announcement
by Gerhard
Schröder that a total of 500
million euros are to be made
available in the next 5 years
for the development of renewables
in the Third World. An
opportunity for Nordex, the
leading exporter in Germany.
Germans
Want More
Wind
Power
More and more Germans
are in favor of developing
forms of renewable energy
– and not just since the latest
flood disaster. Sustainable
management and climate
protection have had a high
priority in public awareness for
a considerable time. And wind
energy – as the most economical
way to generate “green
electricity”– has profited from
this particularly. A representative
survey conducted by the
EMNID Research Institute has
now confirmed this. According
to this, 92% of the Germans
would welcome the increased
use of wind energy. Only 6.2%
were against it. Offshore use
was also favored by some
83 % of those interviewed.
between 1981 and 1998. In spite of a 100 % increase in installations,
capacity utilisation remained stable.
The study even comes to the conclusion that tourism could
make positive use of wind energy. A representative quote from
one of the interviewees: “Here something is being done for
the environment”. However, it is necessary to provide more
information on wind energy locally in order to convey this
environmental image to the guest. “Above all at locations without
experience of wind energy today unfortunately we often
experience the opposite. In order to remove exaggerated fears,
we have already organized wind park excursions for tourism
managers”, explains Nordex CEO Dietmar Kestner.
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Nordex AG
Bornbarch 2
22848 Norderstedt – Germany
Phone: +49 40 50 09 81 00
Fax: +49 40 50 09 81 01
Email: nordex@nordex.de
Nordex Energy GmbH
Erich Schlesinger Strasse 50
18059 Rostock – Germany
Phone: +49 38 14 02 03 00
Fax: +49 38 14 02 03 39
Email: nordex@nordex.de
Nordex Planung und Vertrieb GmbH
Bornbarch 7
22848 Norderstedt – Germany
Phone: +49 40 51 31 71 00
Fax: +49 40 51 31 72 00
Email: nordex@nordex.de
Nordex Energy GmbH
Svindbæk
7323 Give – Denmark
Phone: +45 75 73 44 00
Fax: +45 75 73 41 47
Email: nordex@nordex.dk
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Nordex France SAS
1, Rue de la Procession
93217 La Plaine Saint-Denis – France
Phone: +33 155 93 43 43
Fax: +33 155 93 43 40
Email: france@nordex-online.com
Nordex Ibérica SA
Carrer de Guitard, 43, 7° 2a
08014 Barcelona – Spain
Phone: +34 93 20 57 899
Fax: +34 93 20 57 903
Email: nordex@nordex.es
Nordex Hellas L.L.C.
Thrakis 13
14561 Kifissa – Greece
Phone: +30 210 80 89 977
Fax: +30 210 80 89 978
Email: krcath@tee.gr
We are represented with offices
and subsidiaries worldwide.
Nordex Istanbul
Sukran Ciftligi Sokak
Esin Apt no. 49/3, Bakirkoy
34710 Istanbul – Turkey
Phone: +90 21 25 43 88 48
Fax: +90 21 25 61 38 82
Email: nordex@nordex.com.tr
Nordex UK Ltd.
Landmark House, Station Road
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire SK8 7BS
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 161 486 3353
Fax: +44 161 486 3354
Email: uk@nordex-online.com
Nordex Egypt
3-5 Mousadak St.
El Nahda Tower, Dokki
Cairo – Egypt
Phone: +20 1 22 37 45 12
Fax: +20 2 74 98 243
Email: egypt@nordex.dk
Nordex Brazil
Av. Rio Branco 25, 18 andar
20093-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil
Phone: +55 21 22 11 50 23
Fax: +55 21 25 18 22 20
Email: ulrich.voneitzen@pml.com.br
Nordex USA, Inc.
Carrier/360 Office Building
2080 N. Highway 360, Suite 140
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 – USA
Phone: +1 972 660 88 88
Fax: +1 972 660 22 20
Email: info@nordexusa.com
Nordex Beijing
C-812A, Office Building
Beijing Lufthansa Center
50 Liangmaqiao Road
Beijing 100016 – PR China
Phone: +86 10 64 63 79 23
Fax: +86 10 64 65 18 47
Email: info@nordex.com.cn