New permits for wind farms in Rhineland-Palatinate
Good news for our project pipeline: In Rhineland-Palatinate, we have received approvals for two further wind energy projects. The Retterath and Mannebach wind farms comprise a total of seven wind turbines with a planned overall capacity of 36.6 megawatts.
After a long period of processing and many challenges, approval has been granted for the Retterath wind farm. Three GE 5.5-158 wind turbines are planned there, with a total output of 16.5 megawatts.
Approval under the Federal Immission Control Act has also been granted for the Mannebach wind farm. Four wind turbines are planned there. Three of the turbines are to be GE 5.5-158 models with a hub height of 120.9 metres. At the fourth location, due to restrictions imposed by the Bundeswehr, a GE 3.6-137 turbine with a hub height of 110 metres is planned. In total, the Mannebach wind farm is set to have a planned output of 20.1 megawatts.
These approvals are an important step: on this basis, we can now continue to review Retterath and Mannebach in the next project phases, assess them economically, and drive them forward in a targeted way.
