German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has erected the first turbine at the 120-MW Vadolduver wind farm site in Iceland, marking a construction milestone for what the company described as the country’s first large-scale development built entirely with its technology.
The project in southern Iceland will use 28 of Enercon’s E-138 EP3 turbines with hub heights of 81 metres, the company said in a post on LinkedIn on Friday.
Construction has advanced despite challenging conditions at the site and the first turbine was completed on schedule. According to Enercon, transporting turbine components to the location involved one of the largest heavy-haulage operations undertaken in Iceland, with loads travelling about 120 kilometres (74.6 miles) from the port to the wind farm through five municipalities.
Transport operations are taking place six evenings a week, the manufacturer added.
Project Manager Katarzyna Ralowiec said keeping the project on schedule under the site’s conditions was a “tremendous achievement” by the construction team.
Enercon added that the wind farm would help diversify Iceland’s electricity mix, which is currently dominated by hydropower and geothermal generation.
The wind farm is being built for Icelandic state-owned power company Landsvirkjun, which ordered the Enercon turbines in late 2024. Danish consulting group COWI is also involved in the project, providing site supervision and quality oversight services.
Source: Renewablesnow.com
