Collaborating on turnkey windpark supply

A Letter of Intent was recently signed by both companies stating that STX Windpower B.V. supplies direct drive turbines and STX Finland completes the project on an EPCI basis. In addition to turnkey windpark supply, the joint offering also includes complete lifecycle support, including operations, maintenance, spare parts supply, retrofits, refurbishments and decommissioning.

The collaboration also looks to widen the scope of the STX Group into wind project development enabling STX to provide a ‘from cradle to grave’ solution for investors that are looking to maintain a stake in a project, as the company states.

As a pilot project for joint work, STX Finland is considering the installation of two units of the novel STX 93 2MW direct drive wind turbine at the Rauma shipyard to showcase the service that can be provided through the collaboration. Provided necessary permits, local authority and public support are achieved, this pilot project could be realized within 2012 with the final commissioning of the turbines by the end of 2012.