REpower UK has signed four new turbine contracts for onshore orders in the UK.The company’s UK operation will be supplying turbines for new wind farms at Clashindarroch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Eye Airfield in Suffolk in the South East of England, Hampole in Yorkshire and finally Westnewton located in Cumbria.
The Clashindarroch Wind Farm, developed by Vattenfall, is situated in the Clashindarroch Forest near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and will consist of 18 of REpower’s MM82 turbines with a total installed capacity of 37MW. Construction of the windfarm has already commenced and is due for completion by March 2015. Eye Airfield Wind Farm, developed by the Ventus funds and managed by Temporis Capital, will consist of two REpower 3.4M104 turbines with a total capacity of 6.8MW. Construction at Eye is due to start in November2013 and will be completed in April 2014. Hampole Wind Farm, developed by Good Energy, will consist of four MM92 turbines, The site will have a total capacity of 8.2MW. Construction at Hampole has started and the turbines will arrive in January 2014 and the site is scheduled for completion by July 2014. Finally the Westnewton Wind Farm, developed by Broadview Energy, is located in Cumbria between the villages of Aspatria and Westnewton and will consist of three MM82 turbines with a total capacity of 6.15MW. Work at the Westnewton Wind Farm is due to commence this winter and will be completed by March 2014.