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Friday, July 01 2022 - 10:08
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Vestas wins 29 MW order in Japan
SINGAPORE, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Vestas has secured a 29 MW order with Shimizu Corporation for Makikawa Masaki 
Wind Farm project in Ehime prefecture, Japan. Owned by GF Corporation and JR 
East Energy Development Co., Ltd., the project will be constructed by Shimizu 
Corporation and will feature eight V105-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.6 MW 
operating mode.

Vestas will also deliver 20 years of Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) 
service for the wind farm, providing an energy-based availability guarantee to 
ensure optimised performance and long-term business case certainty for the 
customer.

Delivery of the turbines for Makikawa Masaki Wind Farm will begin in the first 
quarter of 2025, with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Megumi Sakuma
Marketing & Communications Manager, Japan
Vestas Japan Co., Ltd.
mgskm@vestas.com
Tel: +81 90 6723 5325

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. 
We design, manufacture, install, and service onshore and offshore wind turbines 
across the globe, and with more than 154 GW of wind turbines in 87 countries, 
we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our 
industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 134 GW of 
wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit 
wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with 
our customers, Vestas' more than 29,000 employees are bringing the world 
sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

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About Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Corporation was founded in 1804. The company began when Kisuke Shimizu 
I, who was a carpenter in Etchu or what is now Toyama Prefecture, launched the 
business in the Kanda Kajicho district of Edo (now Tokyo). From the moment the 
company was founded, Kisuke Shimizu I aspired to wholeheartedly devote himself 
to the company's work and create quality reliable structures. Today, Shimizu 
continually delves deeply into knowledge and technology to meet the needs of 
its clients and, by extension, society.

For further information about Shimizu Corporation, please visit: 
https://www.shimz.co.jp/en/ 

About GF Corporation
GF Corporation, established in 2011 and headquartered in Anan City, Tokushima 
Prefecture, provides total solutions for the renewable energy power generation 
business. It handles all processes from planning, development, financing, 
engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of mega 
solar power plants and large-scale wind power plants. With technology at our 
core, we contribute to the realization of local communities, the global 
environment, and a sustainable society through renewable energy generation and 
engineering services. https://gfcorp.jp/

About JR East Energy Development
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) established "JR East Energy Development 
Corporation" in April 2015 to promote the introduction of renewable energy. In 
developing the project, we will create a "source" to energize the local 
community by creating a system in which local companies and others can 
participate as partners. We will continue to develop wind power generation 
projects that are rooted in the local community.

By supplying the developed renewable energy mainly to railroads, JR East Energy 
Development will contribute to achieving JR East's goal of using renewable 
energy to cover approximately 30-40% of its entire energy consumption in order 
to achieve virtually zero CO2 emissions in the railroad business by 2050.

http://www.jr-energy.jregroup.ne.jp/

Source Vestas Asia Pacific