Among them were property owners, who have been supporting the project now for almost four years, as well as interested residents from the surrounding communities of Gadegast, Zallmsdorf, Naundorf, Mellnitz, Leetza, Külso and Dietrichsdorf.
Construction of the Gadegast wind farm consisting of GE 2.75 MW wind turbines began at the end of March this year and was successfully completed in September. The turbines have a total height of 199 meters and have an electrical output of 2.75 MW. The hub height is 139 meters, and the rotor diameter is 120 meters. Five of the eight turbines are already feeding power into the regional grid. The rest of them will be operational by the end of the month, thus providing a total of 16,000 households with green energy.
“I would like to thank system manufacturer GE, our site manager Dirk Kleemann from Zetcon, the Max Bögl construction company, the power grid company Mitnetz and the company Global Energy from Stettin as well as the investment team from Prime Capital” said Dr. Florian Leuthold, Board Member and Managing Director of Vortex Energy Deutschland GmbH in his welcoming speech. “The teamwork on this project was exemplary and allowed vortex energy's team to quickly implement the Gadegast wind farm in just seven months. Everyone involved deserves a pat on the back.”
Managing Director of Prime Capital, Christian Banzer, then opened the buffet, representing the wind farm investor, a German insurance company in all the phases of project acquisition.
This project placed special emphasis on communication and transparency in order to promote acceptance among the local population. From the outset, citizens were involved in the project via personal talks and regular project newsletters. At the opening ceremony, project brochures also provided an overview of the project – from acquiring all environmental certifications and approval according to the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) to the first steps of laying the foundation.
Vortex Energy Deutschland GmbH developed, planned and implemented Gadegast wind farm beginning at the end of 2012. Following commissioning, the wind farm remains closely tied to the Zahna-Elster district. Vortex Energy will be responsible for technical management of the turbines as well as carrying out numerous environmental compensation measures to maintain the natural environment.
The Vortex Energy group has developed 18 wind farms with a total capacity of 366 MW in Germany and Poland. Construction of the next wind project ‘Felsberg’ in the home region of Northern Hesse begins in October 2016. It will consist of a total of six Nordex N-131/3000 systems with an installed capacity of 3 MW each and total output of 18 MW. Felsberg will be commissioned in 2017.
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