A total of 11 plants with just under 30 MW are making their contribution to the energy transition in France
France, 9 August 2021. In recent weeks Energiequelle, together with its French subsidiary P&T Technologie, has commissioned two wind farms. A total of 11 wind turbines have been built, bringing the total capacity installed by Energiequelle in France to over 200 MW.
The first Park Villers-le Tourneur was built in the Grand-Est region, close to the Belgian border. Five N-117 Nordex turbines, each with a hub height of 91 m and a total output of 15 MW, are expected to supply almost 10,000 households with electricity each year in the future. The project was acquired from the pipeline of the Leipzig-based project developer Green Energy 3000 GmbH, who supported the construction project until the end.
The second Park Broons/Biterne-Sud is located in the department of Côtes d’Armor in north-east Brittany and received the final modification permit in February last year. The park consists of six Enercon E-92 turbines, which are equipped with precast concrete towers at two different hub heights. Four turbines have a hub height of 104 m, the other two are 98 m high. The reason for this is an overall height limitation on the part of air traffic control. The total output of the park is 14.1 MW and will be connected to the ENEDIS electricity grid via two transfer stations. After commissioning the first construction phase with two turbines in December 2020, the last four turbines are now in operation.
Uta Kanira, Project Manager for both parks, is proud of the successful completion: “Despite rescheduling and a variety of challenges during the development phase, the entire team has performed extremely well. I am happy to see the commissioning happen on time and hope that we can catch up with the appropriate celebrations after Corona on site.”
Energiequelle is looking to a positive future on the French market. Construction of the 9 MW Bourbriac wind farm with three Nordex turbines started back in April this year. In August and October, construction will also begin on two further parks with ten turbines and a total output of 30 MW.
Photo: Villers-le-Tourneur
Photo: Broons
