Holtriem wind farm
| Holtriem wind farm | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 36 '37 " N , 7 ° 25' 45" E | ||
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 Germany
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| Type | Wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 207 MW | ||
| operator | Windpark Norderland GmbH & Co. Holtriemer Hammrich I | ||
| Project start | 1992 | ||
| Start of operations | 1998 | ||
| turbine | Various | ||
| was standing | August 2018 | ||
The Holtriem wind farm is a wind farm in the East Frisian municipality of Holtriem and is located in the area of the member municipalities of Westerholt , Schweindorf and Nenndorf . The wind farm opened in 1998 was the largest wind farm in Europe when it opened. It is operated by the wind farm Norderland GmbH & Co. Holtriemer Hammrich I .
Characteristics
The wind farm has been in operation since 1998. However, the wind farm is currently still in a construction phase. Some Enercon E-115 systems have been installed since the end of 2016 . These should be fully operational in 2018. The wind farm has 40 wind turbines of the type Enercon E-66 . In mid-2005 the wind farm was expanded by four Enercon E-70 and three Enercon E-48 turbines . Twenty-eight Enercon E-82s were installed in 2009 . A couple of Enercon E-115 systems were added later . At the beginning of 2017 4 Enercon E-101 were put into operation. The installed electrical output is 207 megawatts
Wind turbine with viewing platform
As a special feature, one of the E-66 systems is designed as a wind turbine with a viewing platform and is accessible to the public. A spiral staircase with 297 steps takes visitors to the glazed viewing platform at a height of 65 meters.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holtriem: 7 new turbines in the wind farm , accessed on January 31, 2012
- ↑ Wolfgang Janssen: Walkable wind turbine in Westerholt / Ostfriesland ( Memento from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 31, 2012