AREVA, through its subsidiary Multibrid, has executed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the company Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy GmbH, to supply eighty M5000 turbines for the offshore Global Tech 1 wind farm (400MW).
Under the terms of the agreements, AREVA will also provide
commissioning, testing and maintenance services. Foundations, transport
and erection offshore are excluded from the scope. After coming into
force of the definitive agreements, the order will be worth more than
700 million euros. In addition, an option for the delivery of further
wind turbines was mentioned in the MoU.? Global Tech 1 is located 90
kilometres from the coast in the German North Sea. Delivery is
scheduled for 2011-2012.
