Germinon

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Germinon
Germinon (France)
Germinon
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Epernay
Canton Vertus-Plaine Champenoise
Community association Epernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
Coordinates 48 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 9'  E
height 97-162 m
surface 19.61 km 2
Residents 174 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51130
INSEE code

St. Martin Church

Germinon is a French commune in the department of Marne in the region Grand Est . It belongs to the canton of Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (until 2015: canton of Vertus ).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2014
Residents 149 127 123 113 118 111 125 174
Source: Cassini and INSEE

economy

Wind energy

Wind farm in Germinon

In 2011, the largest wind farm Nordex built in France at the time, with a total output of 75 MW , went into operation in Germinon . The wind farm, which was begun in 2010, consists of 30 wind turbines of the type Nordex N100 / 2500 , each having a rotor diameter of 100 meters and equipped with a rated output of 2.5 MW. The systems are the first series machines in the Gamma class to be delivered. The average wind speed at hub height is 7.4 m / s, the forecast annual electricity yield is 226 GWh , which roughly corresponds to the electricity consumption of 265,000 people. The wind farm is operated by GDF Suez ; the handover took place in autumn 2010.

Attractions

Web links

Commons : Germinon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. The Gamma class is the third evolutionary stage of the 2.5 MW platform from Nordex. See also: Generation Gamma platform brochure (PDF; 2.2 MB). Nordex SE website . Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. Largest wind farm with Nordex N100 turbines on the grid . http://www.nachhaltige-produktion.de . Retrieved July 27, 2013.