\u2022 Anti-icing system secures 150 MW order
\u2022 Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft places 3rd order with Nordex <\/P>
\u2022 First reference project with Fortum<\/P><\/B>
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Hamburg, 11 May 2011. Nordex has won the largest order awarded for an onshore wind project in Sweden to date: as of summer 2012 the turbine manufacturer will be building \u201cBlaiken\u201d, a 150 MW wind farm. The customers are Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft, a leading energy supplier in Sweden and Fortum, one of the largest power utilities in Europe, based in Finland. Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft and Fortum have placed a firm order for 60 turbines for \u201cBlaiken\u201d thus accelerating the originally intended call-off schedule of the master agreement entered into last year. The N100\/2500 machines will be fitted with Nordex\u2019 new anti-icing system for rotor blades. <\/P>
The successful development of the anti-icing system was a key criterion for the order. Nordex designed this system especially for sites where there is a risk of ice forming on the rotor blade. This can result in substantial production losses. An integrated heating system now prevents icing, thereby maximising the yield. <\/P>
In autumn 2010 Nordex installed the first N100\/2500 turbines with anti-icing in \u201cJokkmokksliden\u201d, the forerunner project to \u201cBlaiken\u201d. The wind turbine manufacturer tested and optimised the system on the basis of three prototypes and one reference machine. \u201cThe cost-benefit ratio of anti-icing persuaded us to have all the turbines equipped with this innovative system,\u201d says Risto Andsten, Vice President Renewable Energy, Fortum. <\/P>
\u201cOur new anti-icing system is the result of collaboration between different functions within our company, and we are pleased to now see the system put into commercial operation on one of the largest projects in Europe. We are now able to offer an attractive option for all customers planning projects at locations with ice and frost,\u201d says Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, Chief Sales Officer at Nordex SE. <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2022 Anti-icing system secures 150 MW order \u2022 Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft places 3rd order with Nordex \u2022 First reference project with FortumHamburg, 11 May 2011. Nordex has won the largest order awarded for an onshore wind project in Sweden to date: as of summer 2012 the turbine manufacturer will be building \u201cBlaiken\u201d, a 150 MW wind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investor-relations","category-press"],"yoast_head":"\n