RWE opens rebuilt wind farm
The six-turbine Jüchen A 44n wind farm was rebuilt following the discovery of structural defects in the concrete parts of the hybrid towers of the original turbines.
Image credit: RWE
Germany, Essen: German energy group RWE AG announced on Monday that a 27 MW wind farm in Jüchen, western Germany, built on the site of a former wind farm with defects has started sending electricity to the grid. The six-turbine Jüchen A 44n wind farm was rebuilt following the discovery of structural defects in the concrete parts of the hybrid towers of the original turbines.
RWE owns 51% of the cooperative wind farm, while the 49% is held by the municipality of Jüchen and energy supplier NEW. Reconstruction began in November 2022.
“The wind farm on recultivated opencast mining land contributes to RWE’s goal of consistently expanding the share of renewable energy generation in the Rhenish mining area,” said Agata Schallenberg, head of the construction department for wind and solar farms at RWE in Germany.
Source: Renewables Now