RWE has successfully completed the repowering of its wind turbine in Lengerich, Germany.
The old plant with a capacity of 1.8MW was replaced by a 5.7MW one.
During the entire construction period, a total of around 50 employees from RWE and various partner companies were on duty to dismantle the turbine, which was put into operation in 2003, to the installation of the new tower, nacelle and rotor blades.
Agata Schallenberg, head of RWE’s construction department for wind and solar farms in Germany, said: “Lengerich is a showcase project for us: the old turbine has reliably generated wind power for over 20 years.
“Thanks to technological advances, it was now time for the new generation.
“In order to plan the delivery of the 80-metre-long rotor blades, we optimised the route in advance with the help of a 2D simulation programme.
“In this way, we were able to avoid bottlenecks on the route from the plant in Rostock to Lower Saxony.
“For the heavy load, we used a special trailer whose axles can be steered independently of the towing vehicle in curves.
“Thanks to everyone involved for the great work.”