In July 2004, a consortium comprising Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology Ltd and Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd was awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning contract for construction of the wind farm. Vestas-KBR are contracted to operate and maintain the wind farm for an initial period of five years.

Vestas is the world leader in wind technology and a driving force in the development of the wind power industry. Vestas' core business comprises the development, manufacture, sale, marketing and maintenance of installations that use wind energy to generate electricity.

Vestas supplies a full range of products, from individual turbines to the delivery of turnkey wind power systems. Vestas does not participate in the development, financing or ownership of wind turbine projects, but does supply support and guidance in these areas.

Vestas began wind turbine manufacturing in 1979, and has played a major role in the dynamic wind power industry ever since. Through decades of involvement in all aspects of this industry and installing thousands of turbines all over the world, Vestas has built up a wealth of experience and expertise which are used to the benefit of customers worldwide.

Over the years Vestas Wind Systems A/S has installed more than 300 MW offshore and gained a lot of valuable experience about offshore wind energy.

For the Barrow project, Vestas Wind Systems A/S supplied 30 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines, transportation, installation, VestasOnline? remote monitoring system, Condition Monitoring system as well as operation and maintenance in the first five years.

For more information on Vestas Wind Systems A/S, please visit www.vestas.com

KBR is the global engineering, construction and services subsidiary of Halliburton. It was founded in the US in 1919 and has been established in the UK since 1959.

It employs more than 60,000 people in 43 countries around the world and provides a range of services for oil and gas, petrochemical, civil infrastructure and defence projects. It is one of the world's largest providers of government project services and one of the UK's largest firms of consulting engineers.

KBR is a key participant in the UK offshore wind farm industry and has participated in some capacity in the majority of the active UK offshore wind farm projects. Its involvement with wind power generation dates back to 1996 when it acted as Construction Manager for the Windy Standard Wind Farm, Scotland.

For the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm Project, KBR designed the wind turbine monopile foundations, the offshore substation foundation and topsides and the electrical infrastructure including the offshore 33kV/132kV substation, onshore substation and interconnecting buried cables. KBR also undertook the project installation (except for the wind turbines) and provided project management services.

For more information, please visit www.halliburton.com