Vestas receives order for citizen-owned wind park in southern Germany

Husum, Germany - Windpark Kirchberg GmbH & Co.KG has placed an order of eight V126-3.3 MW for a 26.4 MW wind park in Baden Wurttemberg.

With over 90 percent share, local citizens will own a larger share of this wind park than any other in southern Germany.

The turbines will be installed in the Hohenlohe region in northeast Baden Wurttemberg, with delivery expected to start in the first quarter of 2016 and commissioning expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2016. The project will utilise the Vestas-patented Large Diameter Steel Towers with 137 meter hub heights. The contract comprises supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines, along with a 15-year full-scope service agreement. The wind power plant will produce enough green energy to cover the residential electricity consumption of more than 10,000 German four-person-households and is a good example of how citizen-owned wind power plants support the transition to a more renewable energy mix.

Source: IWR Online, 27 Aug 2015