Vestas has secured a 36 MW order from Scottish developer Muirhall Energy Limited for the Greengairs East project. 

Vestas will supply and install eight V136-4.5 MW turbines at the Greengairs site located near Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire in in Scotland.

“We are pleased to begin our partnership with Muirhall Energy with Greengairs East, the first project in the UK benefitting from our recently released V136-4.5 MW variant.  In combination with a long-term service agreement, this ensures maximum value for our customer’s business case”, Juan Furones, Vice President for Vestas Sales North & West.

“We are delighted to take this project forward with Vestas as our turbine partners. Greengairs East is an exciting project that will deliver not only renewable electricity but a significant and much needed investment to the local community”, Sarah McIntosh, Managing Director.

Turbine deliveries and commissioning are planned for the fourth quarter of 2022.

With this deal, Vestas strengthens its presence in the UK wind energy market, where the company has been active for around 30 years and has installed more than 2,400 wind turbines with a total capacity of approximately 7.1 GW.

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