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Projects Can Now be Put Out to Tender: Energiequelle Receives Licences For Two Wind Farms in NRW And Lower Saxony

Kallinchen, Germany - Energiequelle GmbH received the permits for two wind farms with a total capacity of 38.4 MW in December 2024. Preparations for the tendering and construction of the eight turbines are now beginning in Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lüben in Lower Saxony.

In Minden in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Energiequelle is planning to dismantle two Enercon and three NEG Micon turbines as part of the repowering project. Three Nordex N149 turbines, each with a capacity of 5.7 MW and a total height of 200 metres, will then be installed. Jan Schrobsdorff, Project Manager at Energiequelle, is delighted that the decision was received in good time before Christmas: „After a lengthy development planning process and high bureaucratic hurdles, we were eagerly awaiting the approval. This is an important milestone in the project“.

The BImSchG approval for the Lüben wind farm in the municipality of Wittingen in Lower Saxony was applied for in March 2024. Five Enercon E-138 turbines with a capacity of 4.26 MW each and a hub height of 160 metres are to be erected here. Lüben is already Energiequelle's second wind farm in the municipality of Wittingen within a year. „Regional planning took more than ten years and demanded a lot of patience from us. The entire team is therefore very happy about the permit that we have been holding in our hands since December 20th“, says project manager Tina Hermerding.

All the necessary steps and registrations for both parks are to be completed by February in order to participate in the next round of tenders from the Federal Network Agency. Construction work is scheduled to begin in 2025, with commissioning planned for 2026.

Energiequelle has received approvals for a total of 15 projects with a nominal capacity of 290 MW (wind) and 74 MWp (PV) in 2024.



Source: IWR Online, 30 Jan 2025