Iberdrola and Vestas have signed a contract to supply 50 units of the offshore wind turbine V174-9.5MW for the Baltic Eagle project being developed off the island of Rügen, in German waters of the Baltic Sea.
Both parties have also signed a contract for service and maintenance of the new turbines. Baltic Eagle has an installed capacity of 476,25MW and is spanning a 40 km2 area. Lying some 75km off the coast, Baltic Eagle will be connected to Lubmin substation through 2 new HV cables to be laid by 50Hertz. The wind farm will be operated from the port of Mukran on the island of Rügen.
