With the start of the foundation work for eight wind turbines in the district of Gadegast all those involved have reached a special milestone. vortex energy Deutschland GmbH has been developing the project for three years now and has succeeded in selling it to a large German institutional investor. As the general contractor, vortex energy will be performing the construction work in the period April to September 2016. After commissioning, vortex energy will also take charge of the wind farm’s technical and commercial management.

The wind turbines of the type GE 2.75 MW with a total height of around 200 metres are being erected in the municipal area of the town of Zahna-Elster. Each turbine has an electrical output of 2.75 megawatt. The hub is at a height of 139 metres and the rotor diameter is 120 metres. “Being in the 3 MW class, the turbines chosen are ideally suited to this wind farm,” explains Philipp Jeske, CEO of vortex energy Deutschland GmbH.