RWE Inaugurates Reconstructed 27-MW Wind Farm in Juechen, Germany

German energy group RWE AG on Monday said that a 27-MW wind farm in Juechen, western Germany that replaced a wind facility with defects has started sending electricity to the grid.

The six-turbine Juechen A 44n wind farm was rebuilt following the discovery of structural defects in the concrete parts of the hybrid towers of the original wind turbines.

RWE owns 51% of the cooperative wind farm, while the municipality of Juechen and energy supplier NEW hold the remaining 49%.

“The wind farm on recultivated opencast mining land contributes to RWE’s goal of consistently expanding the share of renewable energy generation in the Rhenish mining area,” remarked Agata Schallenberg, head of the construction department for wind and solar farms at RWE in Germany.