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RWE to dismantle wind farm after safety concerns
Credit: The six turbines at its Jüchen A 44n site will be dismantled by Nordex and replaced with 27MW project | 26 August 2022 | renews.biz ~~
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RWE’s Jüchen A 44n wind farm in Germany is to be dismantled with a new 27MW project constructed on the site and connected to the grid by 2023.
The Jüchen A 44n wind farm consists of six wind turbines.
One of the turbines (turbine number 4) was shut down in August last year when damage to the tower was detected.
Shortly after, the remaining five turbines were shut down as a precautionary measure and comprehensive safety measures put in place.
Nordex has now drawn up a dismantling plan for the Jüchen A 44n wind farm with support of RWE, the city of Jüchen and the utility company NEW.
It comprises the complete dismantling of the existing wind turbines and safe demolition of the concrete towers.
The dismantling is required due to structural defects identified in the towers, RWE said.
For safety reasons, the entire wind farm has therefore been out of operation for months.
As a result, manufacturer Nordex was unable to hand over the project to the three partners RWE, the city of Jüchen and the energy supplier NEW.
Nordex Germany managing director Karsten Brüggemann said: “Safety is our top priority. We have already gained initial experience in dismantling identical turbines in other German states.”
RWE is supporting the work on securing the wind turbines, which is being carried out by the manufacturer, and is providing personnel, machinery and materials as required.
The aim of the project partners is to erect new turbines as quickly as possible after dismantling the old ones.
Grid connection of the new wind farm with six wind turbines and a total capacity of 27MW is scheduled for 2023.
Once fully operational, the wind farm will be capable of generating enough green electricity to meet the average needs of more than 26,000 households.
Starting this month, the first step will be to stabilise five of the six concrete towers from the outside using two steel collars, and then to safely dismantle the blades, hub, nacelle and steel turbine towers.
In a second step, the remaining concrete towers will be brought to the ground in a controlled, targeted demolition – a common method worldwide for the rapid and economical dismantling of concrete structures.
A separate dismantling plan is being drawn up for the sixth turbine (turbine number 4), due to the specific damage pattern.
The dismantling has no consequences for other wind turbines operated by RWE.
RWE does not operate any further turbines with this specific tower.
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