The Nordex Group has received orders from the EFG Energy Farming Group for the supply and installation of a total of twelve wind turbines for several community wind projects in Lower Saxony. The “Erlte-Endel” project in the district of Vechta and the “Bad Essen” project cluster in the district of Osnabrück together have an installed capacity of around 82 MW. The contracts each include a premium service contract for 20 years.
At the “Erlte-Endel” wind farm, the Nordex Group will supply and install five N175/6.X turbines on hybrid towers with a hub height of 179 metres.
The Nordex Group is installing a total of seven wind turbines for the “Bad Essen” wind farm cluster. Five N175/6.X turbines will be used on 179-metre towers and two N163/6.X turbines with a hub height of 164 metres. The project bundle comprises four wind energy projects: Langewiesen-Nord, Langewiesen-Süd, Rabber Wiesen and the Wimmerbruch repowering project.
The first infrastructure measures are to begin at the end of 2026. The construction of the wind turbines in both project areas is scheduled for 2027. The plants are scheduled to be commissioned in spring 2028.
The wind farms developed by the EFG Energy Farming Group will be operated by property owners and regional community wind companies.
“With the wind farms in Erlte-Endel – municipality of Visbek and Bad Essen, we are working with Nordex to implement two projects that show how wind energy use and regional value creation can work together. Property owners and citizen energy companies are involved from the very beginning – so the energy transition remains anchored locally,” says Reiner Borgmeyer, Managing Director of EFG Energy-Farming Holding GmbH.
“These two projects exemplify the successful combination of regional commitment and modern wind energy technology. Together with our long-standing customer, the EFG Energy Farming Group, we are creating wind farms that not only make an important contribution to the energy transition, but also enable reliable and sustainable power generation for many years to come thanks to their high efficiency,” says Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Europe at the Nordex Group.
