Wind turbine giant Vestas has won orders in the US and Brazil which combined top 300MW.

The Danish company will supply its V150-4.2MW and its V136.3.45MW machines in a 3.6MW operating mode to developer Invenergy for its 235MW Sapphire Sky wind project in the mid-western US state of Illinois.

“We are pleased to partner once again with Invenergy, a global leader in sustainable energy, and expand the renewable energy sector in Illinois with the Sapphire Sky project,” said Laura Beane, president of Vestas North America.