Vestas Wind Systems just announced that it has received turbine orders from Romania and Italy. The Italian order consists of 37 V90-2MW wind turbines to be installed in Sardinia for EDF Energies Nouvelles. Here are the details of the order, from Power Engineering International:

The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines and a five-year service agreement. The wind turbines will be delivered to a project in the municipality of Bonorva in Sardinia during 2009 and 2010.

With a total installed capacity of 74 MW, the wind power plant is expected to annually save the environment from approximately 48 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions and will cover the yearly electricity consumption of almost 50 000 Italian households.

EDP Renovaveis placed an order for 76 V90-3MW turbines to be installed in Romania. Here are the details of this order:

The contract comprises supply, installation, a VestasOnline Business supervisory control and data acquisition solution, as well as a five-year service agreement. The first turbines are expected to be installed by the end of 2009.