In the first two months of the second quarter, the Nordex Group secured new orders from Germany totalling around 255 MW. The orders comprise 14 wind energy projects with a total of 39 turbines.
Customers ordered 19 turbines of the N163/6.X type, eleven turbines of the N175/6.X type, and nine N149 turbines. All contracts also include service and maintenance agreements to ensure the long-term reliable operation of the turbines.
One of the new orders is for a 35 MW project from the Rheine-Catenhorn community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia. For the wind farm, the Group will supply and install five N163/6.X turbines with a hub height of 164 metres. The order was awarded in cooperation with the project developer BBWind.
The wind farm will be realized as a community wind project and underlines the growing importance of local participation models for the further expansion of wind energy in Germany. Community wind farms enable municipalities and local residents to participate directly in the revenues generated by the wind farms while also benefiting from modern, efficient turbine technology.
'Community wind farms play a central role in Germany’s energy transition. They combine economic benefits with local acceptance and enable people in the vicinity to participate directly in the energy transition,' says Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Central of the Nordex Group. 'We are very pleased to implement another project together with BBWind in this important segment and thus further advance the expansion of wind energy.'
Michael Schlüß, Managing Director of BBWind, adds: 'For us as specialists in community wind projects, Nordex is an important and experienced partner within our manufacturer network.'
Nordex and BBWind have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2014. Together, the two companies have already connected a total of 26 Nordex turbines from the Delta and Delta4000 series to the grid, representing more than 100 MW of installed capacity. In recent months, the Nordex Group has also received orders from BBWind for 78 MW exclusively for community wind farms in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The names of the other customers and the wind farms are not being disclosed. The construction and commissioning of all wind projects are planned between summer 2027 and spring 2028.
Source: Nordex Group
