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Clipper Windpower has signed a long-term agreement for projects in Mexico |
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Written by jonathan pitzer
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 |
Clipper Windpower Plc today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Eléctrica del Valle de Mexico, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (“EDF EN”) for the supply of Liberty 2.5 MW wind turbines for EDF EN wind energy projects in Mexico over coming years. The contract for the first 67.5 MW (27 Liberty wind turbines) will supply clean, renewable power to establishments owned by subsidiaries of Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. beginning in 2009.
David Corchia, CEO of EDF Energies Nouvelles said, “We are very pleased to be working with Clipper. We see the Liberty machine with its large-scale capacity and innovative improvements at the top of the scale in terms of industry technology advancement. We’re looking forward to the installation of these first 27 turbines in 2009, as well as expanding our relationship with Clipper.”
James GP Dehlsen, Chairman and CEO of Clipper Windpower said, “Clipper is delighted to be affiliated with EDF Energies Nouvelles, a well respected, high-profile leader in the global renewable energy sector. We are highly committed to the quality and efficiency of every Clipper turbine and will certainly do our part to assure each project is a showcase for the area in which it is sited.”
The first 27 Liberty wind turbines will be installed in a wind energy project currently under development by EDF EN which is slated for completion in the summer of 2009. Sited in La Ventosa, within the Istmo region in the State of Oaxaca, one of Mexico’s windiest areas, the project will be the first in Mexico to utilize multi-megawatt wind turbines.
The wind turbines will be built at Clipper’s 330,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Clipper’s 2.5 MW Liberty is the largest wind turbine built in the Americas. |
