Vestas receives order for 19 V90-3.0 MW turbines in Ireland

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Vestas has received an order for the delivery of 19 units of the V90-3.0 MW     
turbine for the Boggeragh Mountains project located in County Cork, Ireland. The
order has been placed by Green Energy Company Ltd and comprises supply,         
installation and commission of the turbines, a VestasOnline™ Business SCADA     
system as well as a long-term service agreement.                                

“We are delighted with the continued commitment which Green Energy Company Ltd  
has shown Vestas. This contract award enhances our sustained market leadership  
in Ireland and supports our planned activities in Ireland,” says Klaus Steen    
Mortensen, President of Vestas Northern Europe A/S.                             

The Boggeragh Mountains project will be the largest wind power plant in Ireland 
to date and will generate about 162 GWh per annum - enough to satisfy the annual
electricity need of more than 30,000 Irish households1 Wind Prospect Press      
Release - IWEC 2008. Furthermore, the project will represent a significant      
contribution to Ireland's renewable 2020 strategy.                              

Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled for the autumn of 2009.              

The above order does not affect the Vestas Group's expectations for 2008 and    
2009, cf. Company announcement No. 46/2008 of 6 November 2008.                  
                                                        

Contact details:                                                                
Vestas Northern Europe, Sweden                                                  
Klaus Steen Mortensen, President                                                
Telephone +46 40 376 701                                                        

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark                                                
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications                      
Telephone +45 9730 0000

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