GE Vernova announced today that it has signed agreements with BBWind to supply three of its 6MW-164m workhorse turbines to community wind farms.
BBWind is a wind farm developer based in Muenster, Germany, consulting on regional community wind projects.
This is the 20th agreement that the two companies have signed for projects being developed by BBWind.
The deals, which were booked in the first quarter of 2025, will support the two-turbine 12MW wind farm in Heiden and the 6MW Dorsten project in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Western Germany.
GE Vernova’s wind segment has a 70,000 square metre facility in Salzbergen that manufactures machine heads, drive trains, and hubs for the workhorse turbines it provides to customers in Germany and elsewhere in Europe and Asia.
Germany installed approximately 3.2GW of onshore wind in 2024 and is looking to accelerate the development of the technology as part of its plan to get up to 80% of its power from renewable energy resources by 2030.
Chief commercial officer for onshore wind, international markets at GE Vernova Gilan Sabatier said: “We are pleased to have the opportunity to support BBWind in their efforts to develop community-led wind farms in communities close to our manufacturing facility in Salzbergen.
“Our workhorse turbines are ideally suited to meet the needs of Germany’s rapidly growing onshore wind sector and our teams in Salzbergen are ready to contribute to the country’s ambitious wind energy goals.”
BBWind chief executive Michael Schluess said: “We are pleased by the close co-operation with our partner GE Vernova, who…has been a key contributor to the successful implementation of the locally-owned community wind farms of our customers.
“Besides the 20 projects already implemented or under construction, we are looking forward to continuing our close co-operation with further projects in the coming years.”