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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.