The Nordex Group has secured new wind energy orders from Germany totalling approximately 255 MW during the first two months of the second quarter. The contracts span 14 wind energy projects and cover a combined 39 turbines. Of these, customers ordered 19 turbines of the N163/6.X type, eleven of the N175/6.X type, and nine N149 turbines. All contracts include service and maintenance agreements to support the long-term reliable operation of each installation.
Among the newly confirmed wind energy orders is a 35 MW project for the Rheine-Catenhorn community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia. Nordex will supply and install five N163/6.X turbines at a hub height of 164 metres for this project. The order was placed in cooperation with project developer BBWind and will be developed as a community wind project, underlining the growing relevance of local participation models in advancing wind energy Germany-wide.
Community wind farms allow municipalities and local residents to participate directly in the revenues generated by the installations while also benefiting from modern turbine technology. Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Central of the Nordex Group, commented on the significance of this segment: “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. 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, added: “For us as specialists in community wind projects, Nordex is an important and experienced partner within our manufacturer network.”
The working relationship between Nordex and BBWind dates back to 2014, with the two companies having already connected 26 Nordex turbines from the Delta and Delta4000 series to the grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, representing over 100 MW of installed capacity. In recent months, Nordex has also received further orders from BBWind totalling 78 MW, all exclusively for community wind farms in the region.
The identities of the remaining customers and wind farm locations are not being disclosed at this time. Construction and commissioning of all wind energy projects under these wind energy orders are scheduled between summer 2027 and spring 2028.