Stafford, TX/Tonsberg, Norway, September 10, 2011– The Energy Products Division (EPD) of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract for the production and supply of 111 kilometers (364,173 feet) of infield cables, accessories and offshore services by Van Oord for the DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm project.

The production work, manufactured from EPD’s Tønsberg manufacturing plant, will begin in 2012 with delivery in the spring of 2013.

The DanTysk wind farm is a joint venture between Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH and StadtwerkeMünchen. Vattenfall is responsible for the construction and operation of the wind farm, located approximately 70 kilometers west of Sylt, Germany; an island in the North Sea. The 80 turbines have a total capacity of 288 megawatts and can generate electricity for up to 300,000 households.
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