RWE has won a bid for a 17MW wind project in Lower Saxony in Germany.
The Sanbostel-Bevern wind farm project was awarded a subsidy by the German Federal Network Agency.
Nordex will supply the project’s 5.7MW turbines, which is located in the district of Rotenburg.
Three turbines with a total installed capacity of 17.1MW will be owned by RWE.
A fourth turbine is also planned at the location, which will be installed by RWE on behalf of a local citizen-owned company.
Construction of the entire wind farm is scheduled to begin next year.
According to the German Federal Network Agency, the total tender volume for the entire auction was 1243MW with 137 bids submitted with a combined volume of 1161MW.
Due to it being slightly undersubscribed awards were made to 127 bids with a bidding volume of 1110MW.
RWE Renewables Europe and APAC onshore wind and solar PV chief operating officer Katja Wunschel said: “The Sandbostel-Bevern wind farm will further strengthen our German onshore portfolio.
“Through this project, we are underlining how the energy transition in Germany can be successfully driven forward together – thanks to local cooperation.
“We feel a special affiliation with our home market. From 2020 until 2022, we are planning to invest around one billion euros net to grow our renewables portfolio in Germany.”