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The latest order is the fifth turbine supply contract for Senvion with Blue Energy in the UK, where Senvion has more than 1.4GW of installed capacity.

Senvion Northern Europe managing director Raymond Gilfedder said: "We are very proud to have signed the company’s biggest UK onshore turbine contract."

Under the contract Senvion will supply 10 Senvion 3.4M104 turbines and 22 Senvion 3.4M114 turbines for the wind power plant.

Blue Energy CEO Chris Dean said: "The Senvion 3.XM Series turbines are ideally suited to the Beinneun wind characteristics and our strong relationship with Senvion gained from recent experience across other projects, gave us the confidence to work with the Senvion team again on this major project."

The company is scheduled to deliver the turbines in autumn 2016 while the wind farm is planned to be commissioned at the end of 2016.

Senvion will also be responsible for full maintenance of the wind farm project for 20 years.

Located near Fort Augustus in the Scottish Highlands, the Beinneun wind farm is designed to generate electricity to meet power requirement of more than 59,000 homes per year.

In September 2015, Senvion unveiled its highest yield onshore wind turbine, Senvion 3.4M140, designed for low-wind locations at wind energy trade fair, HUSUM Wind 2015, held in Germany.

Planned to available from 2018 in hub heights of 110 and 130 meters, the Senvion 3.4M140 turbine features sound-optimized blade profile and a new pitch control system to reduce turbine load.


Image: Senvion-built 3.4M104 turbine. Photo: courtesy of Senvion GmbH.