The 26 turbines, rated at 2 megawatts (MW) each, are destined for the 56MW Langres Sud wind farm in France’s northwestern Champagne-Ardennes region. REpower has sold more than 400 turbines in France since establishing a subsidiary there in 2001, with chief executive Per Hornung Pedersen calling it “one of the most important wind markets in Europe”.

The deal is a sign of the deepening relationship between REpower and UK-based RES.