More power, more green electricity: RWE renews three wind farms

Katja Wünschel, CEO Onshore Wind and Solar Europe & Australia, RWE Renewables: “For the energy transition to succeed, Germany needs new wind and solar farms up and running quickly and must also focus on modernising older sites. On average, modern turbines produce two to three times more electricity with fewer turbines. This shows the potential of repowering. RWE is therefore naturally involved: both in new construction and in the modernisation of older wind turbines.”

More green electricity thanks to new plants at existing sites

Two of the three wind farms are located in Lower Saxony: A total of 17 wind turbines in Lesse and Barbecke (Salzgitter and Peine districts) with a total output of 30.6 megawatts will be replaced by 11 turbines with a total of 61.8 megawatts. This requires a new transformer station, which RWE plans to build in the municipality of Söhlde. Construction of both wind farms is scheduled to start in autumn. After commissioning, the projects will have the capacity to supply about 43,500 households with green electricity annually.

In the Paderborn district, RWE is modernising its Elisenhof wind farm. The construction of the foundation for this repowering project, with a total output of 11.4 megawatts (old turbines: 6.75 megawatts), is to take place shortly. Once commissioned, the North Rhine-Westphalian wind farm will have the capacity to generate enough green electricity to meet the needs of 5,500 households. Thanks to the new, powerful wind turbine, electricity production at this site can be more than doubled.

RWE is strengthening its team nationwide and is looking for employees to drive forward the project development of onshore wind farms and ground-mounted photovoltaic plants. Those who want to help shape the energy transition themselves can take a look at the company’s job advertisements. In addition, RWE offers landowners the opportunity to investigate the potential for wind power or solar plants on their property. If a site is suitable, the company will take over the entire planning as well as the construction and operation. Interested parties can find information at www.rwe.com/landverpachten.

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