Nordex SE: Nordex awarded contract for eleven N117/3000 turbines in Finland

DGAP-News: Nordex SE / Key word(s): Incoming Orders08.01.2014 / 08:54---------------------------------------------------------------------Hamburg, 8 January 2014. In December 2013, Nordex SE received a contractfrom wpd europe GmbH for the delivery and installation of eleven turbinesfor the Mäkikangas wind farm.The Mäkikangas wind farm is being built on the west coast of Finland closeto the town of Pyhäjoki at a site with an annual average wind speed ofapprox. 8 metres per second. For this reason, N117/3000 Generation Deltaturbines will be used and installed by Nordex during this year. The windturbines have a hub height of 141 metres in order to generate the greatestpossible electricity yield. With their high towers, the large rotor sweepof 10,715 square metres and an installed nominal output of 3 MW each, theeleven turbines at the Mäkikangas wind farm will generate an annual yieldsufficient to supply 24,000 homes. As the site experiences periods ofextremely low temperatures of down to minus 30 degrees, Nordex will besupplying the turbines in the cold-climate version.Mäkikangas is wpd's first project in Finland. For Nordex, the contractunderscores the great confidence shown by its long-standing customer. 'Weare pleased that wpd has again opted for our turbines and has decided toorder our Generation Delta this time. Several turbines of this platform arealready in operation in Germany, Denmark and Finland', says Lars BondoKrogsgaard, a member of Nordex's Management Board. About NordexAs one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems,Nordex is benefiting from the trend in favour of large-scale turbines. TheGeneration Gamma range comprises the N90/2500, N100/2500 and the N117/2400,which is one of the most efficient onshore turbines. To date, over 2,600 ofthese turbines have been produced. This experience with multi-megawattturbines gives Nordex a decisive lead over most of its competitors. WithGeneration Delta, Nordex is now offering the fourth generation of itsproven multi-megawatt platform (N100/3300, N117/3000, N131/3000). Nordexhas installed a total of around 5,600 turbines with an aggregate capacityof more than 9,000 MW all around the world. With exports accounting formore than 85 percent of its business, Nordex SE plays a key role ininternational high-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiariesin 22 countries around the world with a total global headcount of over2,500 employees.End of Corporate News---------------------------------------------------------------------08.01.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - acompany of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de---------------------------------------------------------------------Language:    English                                                Company:     Nordex SE                                                           Erich-Schlesinger-Straße 50                                         18059 Rostock                                                       Germany                                                Phone:       +49 381 6663 3300                                      Fax:         +49 381 6663 3339                                      E-mail:      info@nordex-online.com                                 Internet:    www.nordex-online.com                                  ISIN:        DE000A0D6554                                           WKN:         A0D655                                                 Indices:     TecDAX                                                 Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);                    Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,               München, Stuttgart                                       End of News    DGAP News-Service  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  247210 08.01.2014