RWE: New wind farm 23 MW in Germany

The construction of a new wind farm with a total capacity of 23 MW in Lower Saxony, Germany, was initiated by the German company RWE.

The SandBostel-Bevern wind turbine will comprise four 5.7 MW wind turbines of the Company Nordex and will be located in the Rotenburg region.

The three wind turbines, with a total capacity of 17.1 MW, will be owned by RWE, while the fourth wind turbine will be built by RWE for concession to the local energy company OsteWind.

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The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

In a statement, RWE says the four wind turbines will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 13,000 households.

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