The wind farm will be constructed during the course of 2014 between the north German municipalities of Enge-Sande and Stadum. The plant in its entirety will generate energy at high efficiency even at low and medium wind speeds and delivery and installation of the turbines is scheduled to commence in early summer 2014.
The seven Siemens turbines do not contain traditional drivetrains thereby setting new standards for efficiency and low operating costs. They have a rotor diameter of 113 metres and a hub height of 92.5 metres and will be located approximately 330 metres apart. Maintenance services will be provided by Siemens within the framework of a twenty-year service agreement which also includes an extended warranty on all major components. This will benefit customers by achieving highly predictable returns and a larger degree of investment security.
“We and our regional project planner ee-Nord GmbH are convinced that Siemens' turbines are the right choice because their modern technology gives us the necessary reserves for our planning” said Ralf Nissen of wind farm company Bürger-Windpark Holzacker-Knorburg GmbH & Co. KG.
Siemens Wind Power CTO Henrik Stiesdal added that the project will allow Siemens to demonstrate the technical and economic benefits of the direct-drive turbine in northern Germany.
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