Let’s get going! Construction work has begun for our highest-yield wind turbine to date, and site manager Maximillian Horn and project developer Sebastian Olbrich are rearing to go! (Photo) The V162, 6.0 MW will be erected at the Werder-Zinndorf wind park in the Rehfelde municipality (Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg, Germany). With a rotor diameter of 162 metres and hub height of 169 metres, the total height of the V162 is 250 metres. Preparations are currently underway for the foundation work and the extinguishing water cistern and the commissioning process is planned for mid-2025. The project has some very special features.

Ready for approval in just two years

Project developer Sebastian Olbrich managed to get the project authorised within 22 months despite several legal and planning adversities. The turbine will be erected at a distance of 1,000 metres from residential buildings, and greenwind will implement noise reduction at night to protect the residents.

Early vibration measurements

Apart from size, the project has a number of special features: several oil and gas pipelines run through the wind park, and these require special protection. To minimise the risk of damage, regular inspections and vibration monitoring are planned on the wind turbine system. This represents a special case for our greenwind engineers, who carry out regular vibration measurements to identify the causes of possible rotor blade imbalances and therefore component damage at an early time. The expertise of greenwind thus becomes a blueprint for further turbine planning in the local wind park as well as for other projects.

Grid connection

Connecting to the grid means further hurdles for the planners: the Heidekrug transformer station needs to be expanded. Cooperation with the grid operator is slow, so greenwind is transitionally aiming to overbuild the grid connection point together with a photovoltaic system before a larger transformer can be installed.