Outland Renewable Energy Awarded Contract to Deliver O&M Services for Minwind's Vestas and NEG Micon Turbines

CANBY, Minn., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Minwind Energy, LLC (Minwind) has awarded Outland Renewable Energy (Outland) a two-year contract to provide post-warranty operations and maintenance services for Minwind's Vestas and NEG-Micon turbines in southwest Minnesota. Specifically, Outland will perform all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Minwind's seven Vestas V82 1.65 MW turbines and four NEG-Micon 950 kW turbines beginning on June 1, 2010.

"Outland is extremely proud that Minwind has placed its faith in us to provide operations and maintenance that will fully satisfy their mission needs. We look forward to achieving operational excellence and mission success in support of Minwind's business objectives," said Steve Scott, President and COO of Outland.

Minwind's successful model of community wind development has created economic benefits for rural Minnesotans and Minnesota-based companies. "Outland was a natural choice for Minwind for a few key reasons. Outland is an authorized North American service provider for the Hansen gearboxes that currently outfit our Minwind turbines. Coupled with their recent achievement of ISO 9001:2008 quality management certification, we know their services will be world-class. Outland was founded by five farmers, so they share Minwind's commitment to harnessing the potential of renewable energy for the benefit of America's rural communities," said Minwind Energy CEO, Mark Willers.

"It is especially important for community-owned wind facilities to develop strong partnerships with organizations who understand the community objectives and provide expertise that allows the owners to effectively manage their risk and assets. Outland's skills and perspective are a great match with Minwind's needs in this respect," said Minwind's legal counsel, Jeffrey Paulson.

"All of Minwind projects are based around the idea that local ownership is central to maximizing local benefits, and the projects are intended to both generate new income for farmers and benefit the local community's economy. We are proud supporters and partners to a firm that embodies both integrity and excellence," said Jeremy Krug, Director of Operations at Outland.

About Outland Renewable Energy

Outland Renewable Energy is an established leader in commissioning, operating, and maintaining wind energy facilities throughout the United States, and is the first and only U.S.-based wind energy operations and maintenance company to achieve ISO 9001:2008 quality management certification. The company maintains its North American headquarters in Canby, Minnesota. More information is available at www.outlandenergy.com.

About Minwind Energy, LLC

Founded in 2004, Minwind Energy, LLC is a management and development company which oversees the operation of nine independent wind farms, along with a transmission site. Each independent company is owned by a group of farmers and local business people in Southwest Minnesota, and is committed to developing wind energy to produce electrical power as a revenue base for the regional rural economy.

SOURCE Outland Renewable Energy