Horizon Wind Energy places order with Vestas for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines

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Vestas Wind Systems A/S                                                         


Randers, 5 November 2007                                                       
Company announcement No. 34/2007                                               
                                                                                
Horizon Wind Energy places order with Vestas for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines       

Vestas has received a 201 MW order for 67 units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine  
in the USA. The turbines will be installed at Horizon Wind Energy's Meridian Way
Wind Farm located in north-central Kansas near Concordia in Cloud County.       

Meridian Way is being developed and will be constructed, owned and operated by  
Horizon Wind Energy, a wind project developer based in Houston, Texas. Horizon  
is a fully owned subsidiary of Energias de Portugal, S.A., a major Portuguese   
utility and one of the world's largest generators of electricity from renewable 
energy sources. By the end of 2007, Horizon will have developed more than 2,000 
MW and will be operating wind power plants with a total installed capacity of   
over 1,300 MW. Horizon is currently developing a portfolio of more than 9,000 MW
in over a dozen states.                                                         

“We are excited about the purchase of the V90-3.0 MW turbines for the Meridian  
Way Wind Farm and look forward to continuing our strong relationship with Vestas
for future wind farm development,” says Antonio Martins da Costa, CEO of Horizon
Wind Energy.                                                                    

The Meridian Way Wind Farm is Vestas' largest order for the V90-3.0 MW wind     
turbine in North America to date.                                               

“At both state and federal levels, we are witnessing growing concerns over      
energy security and climate change, which, in turn, translate into increasing   
interest in wind power as a clean, reliable and competitive way of generating   
electricity. Vestas and Horizon are both leaders in their fields, working       
towards expanding the use of wind power in the USA. With this V90-3.0 MW order, 
we are taking another important step towards achieving this goal,” says Jens    
Søby, President of Vestas Americas A/S and continues: “Over the years, Vestas   
and Horizon have built strong and long-term working relations, and it is a great
pleasure for Vestas to see this further develop with the Meridian Way Wind      
Farm.”                                                                          

The order comprises of the supply and commissioning of the turbines, and a      
five-year service and maintenance agreement. Delivery of the 67 wind turbines   
will begin in mid-year 2008, and commissioning is expected to be completed in   
2008.                                                                           

The above order does not affect Vestas' expectations for 2007 cf. Company       
announcement No. 32/2007 of 21 August 2007.                                     

Any questions may be addressed to Jens Søby, President of Vestas Americas A/S,  
telephone +1 503 327 2000 or to Peter Wenzel Kruse, Vice President of Group     
Communications at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, telephone +45 9730 0000.             

Yours sincerely                                                                 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S                                                         


Ditlev Engel                                                                    
President and CEO

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