Investment platform Qualitas Energy has won the auction for two wind projects in Germany.
The company will now repower two wind farms located in Brandenburg and in North Rhine-Westphalia through its German subsidiary, Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH.
In Brandenburg, the total nominal capacity will almost triple with the same number of turbines.
In addition, the new turbine technologies are also significantly quieter.
Furthermore, with the implementation of a demand-oriented night marking system, the turbines only light up when a flying object approaches, which is particularly beneficial for residents.
With this auction, the remuneration for electricity sales is fixed for the next 20 years.
Qualitas Energy Deutschland plans to start construction on both farms at the end of the year and commission the turbines in 2024.
Director of structured finance at Qualitas Energy Deutschland Joest Bunse said: “Repowering is a decisive factor for the success of the energy transition in the long term.
“After a comprehensive technical and planning law review, a decision is made regarding which turbines can still be operated.
“The remaining turbines are replaced by modern, more powerful, and thus more efficient ones.
“In this way, the total number of turbines can be reduced or remain the same in many wind farms, although the production of environmentally friendly electricity increases overall.”