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AREVA delivers M5000 turbines for Trianel's Borkum wind farm
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 19, 2012
AREVA announces the delivery of 20 M5000 turbines, out of a total of 40, to be installed in Trianel's Borkum offshore wind park located in the German North Sea. The Borkum wind farm, situated 45 km away from the northern coast of the Borkum Island, is currently under construction close to "alpha ventus", the first German offshore park where AREVA M5000 turbines have been in operation since 2009. The DOTI consortium, formed by EWE, EON and Vattenfall, recently announced a 2011 electricity productio ... read more

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