News release from Vestas Northern and Central Europe Hamburg Vestas has received an order to supply EnVentus turbines to the 102 MW Närpiö Norrskogen project being developed by EPV Energy Ltd in western Finland install and commission 17 V162-6.0MW turbines at the project near Vaasa on the western coast of Finland The order pushes uptake of the EnVentus platform to over 3 GW with approximately 1.3 GW of those orders located in Finland EPV Energy and Vestas have collaborated on several other wind projects in Finland with over 365 MW installed including the 124 MW Teuva Paskoonharju project currently in execution Vestas will provide service through a long-term Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement of more than 30 years providing power performance certainty and Vestas’ industry-leading service expertise throughout the lifetime of the project “We’re privileged to continue partnering with EPV Energy on the Närpiö Norrskogen project extending our collaboration with EPV as they develop another project with our latest technology,” said Juan Furones “With over 1.3 GW in EnVentus orders in Finland we are delivering the latest technology and ultimately delivering cost-effective wind energy to Finnish consumers The long-term service agreement also continues to establish Vestas’ service offerings as industry-leading maintaining optimal park performance well into the future” “Wind power is an important form of energy production for EPV Energy EPV Energy takes responsibility for its wind farms throughout their life cycle and it is very important that we have a strong partner in Vestas going forward long-term partnership with Vestas and we are pleased to continue working with them on our journey to a new zero-emission world,” says Frans Liski Turbine deliveries are expected in the second quarter of 2022, with full commissioning of the project expected by the end of 2022. For more information, please contact: John Wawer External Communications Specialist, Vestas Northern & Central Europe Mobile: +44 (0) 73 9792 9959 Email: jowaw@vestas.com   About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions and service onshore and offshore wind turbines across the globe and with more than 136 GW of wind turbines in 84 countries we have installed more wind power than anyone else Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 117 GW of wind turbines under service and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions Vestas’ more than 29,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future For updated Vestas photographs and videos, please visit our media images page on: https://www.vestas.com/en/media/images We invite you to learn more about Vestas by visiting our website at www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels: Energy solutions integrator Alfen is building a 12MW battery energy storage system (BESS) with black start functionality for co-location with a wind farm in Finland Netherlands-based Alfen is building the BESS which it claims is Finland’s third-largest for electricity generation company EPV Energy’s Teuva wind farm The one-hour system (12MWh) will be completed in spring 2023 The BESS will provide grid balancing services to restore frequency in the event of a generating unit dropping off the system unexpectedly It will also provide black start functionality to the wind farm which means that in the event of a power outage on the local grid the wind farm can be restarted with energy from the BESS the new battery system will serve as a strong risk management tool in EPV Energy’s production portfolio,” said Niko Toppari Alfen said the BESS will use its latest TheBattery Elements design which has a minimum power of 1MW more flexible outdoor units rather than traditional shipping containers BESS projects are increasingly being called upon to provide black start functionality for not only generating units, but even entire grid networks. The first use of a BESS to do this may have come in 2017, when a utility in California used one to fire up a combined cycle gas turbine featuring an innovative display of customised saunas built from army command cars Open image viewerTämä sauna on ollut mukana tapahtumassa vuosittain Image: Anne Tastula/Yle3.8.2014 8:00•Updated 3.8.2014 9:10The proud owners of some 60 customised portable saunas have gathered in the western city of Teuva this weekend for the ninth annual gathering of portable saunas 15 or so saunas and their owners are attending the event for the first time Most of the participants are from the surrounding areas near Teuva but some have made a longer trip to Ostrobothnia to fire up their quirky saunas “The sauna that travelled the farthest this year was from Savonlinna,” says the event’s organiser Eija Sievi-Korte The gathering of portable sauna aficionados is being held for the ninth time this year The event attracted over 50 saunas already its fifth year When the event was held for the first time in 2004 the organisers were surprised by the enthusiasm it created That’s when we decided to make it an annual event,” says Sievi-Korte The sky is the limit when it comes to what kinds of sauna contraptions people come up with Eija Sievi-Korte can’t recall which portable sauna has been the strangest over the years but even though she thinks she has seen it all she says this year has once again brought some surprises “This year’s sauna made from an old water heater tank was good And the sauna stove fashioned from an old Ford V6 motor has also given us something new to wonder at,” she laughs The saunas at this family event are no laughing matter even if the sauna has been made out of a children’s play house “The steam of the sauna is always satisfying no matter what the sauna is like,” says Sievi-Korte A gang of friends from Helsinki arrived at Teuva Thursday evening they were the first event participants to fire up their sauna stove “We had to leave sufficient time in case the car broke down on us on the way,” says Kalle Saarinen he is part of a group that has built an eight-person sauna steam room into the back of a 1988 Ford Transit van The sauna and its crew are known as Team Heluna “It is a very good sauna; it has received many compliments,” the team says “This is the fourth time that Team Heluna has been to Teuva The event is all about just enjoying your sauna - and bragging about it,” says Saarinen “Last year we went to sauna for a total of 40 hours out of the 48 hours we were here,” says Saarinen who is clearly looking forward to another sauna binge in the van this year New Helsinki central library to include sauna after allPublished 20142014Sources: Yle Both winners have come from Southern Ostrobothnia