The Nordex Group has received an order to supply and install wind turbines for the 20 MW Twistenberg Wind Farm in northern Hesse, Germany. The project will feature three N175/6.X wind turbines and includes a 20-year full-service agreement to support the long-term operation and maintenance of the turbines.
The Twistenberg Wind Farm is expected to generate approximately 55 GWh of renewable electricity annually. Combined with existing photovoltaic systems, the project will supply around two-thirds of the electricity demand of Continental’s tire manufacturing plant in Korbach, located about eight kilometres from the wind farm.
According to Nordex, the project represents a significant step in expanding the direct supply of renewable electricity to industrial consumers. The wind farm will be owned and operated by Continental, enabling the company to meet a substantial portion of its electricity requirements through locally generated wind power while improving energy supply stability and supporting its decarbonization objectives.
The Twistenberg project was developed by Verbands-Energie-Werk Gesellschaft für Erneuerbare Energien (VEW), a subsidiary of Energie Waldeck-Frankenberg GmbH (EWF), a municipally owned regional energy supplier based in Hesse. The collaboration between the industrial customer, municipal utility and regional project developer is intended to demonstrate a scalable model for advancing the energy transition across Germany’s industrial sector.
The wind farm will be located in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of northern Hesse, an area characterized by low mountain terrain with an average wind speed of 6.9 metres per second. Nordex said the site’s wind conditions are well suited to the N175/6.X turbine platform, which has been specifically designed for low- to medium-wind locations.
Commenting on the project, Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Central at the Nordex Group, said the N175/6.X turbine’s 179-metre hub height enables high energy yields and efficient operation in low mountain regions.
“Especially in low mountain regions, our N175/6.X demonstrates its strength with high hub heights of 179 metres: high yields combined with efficient turbine operation. In combination with direct industrial power use, this creates an overall concept that is compelling both economically and in terms of climate policy.”
Civil engineering work for the Twistenberg Wind Farm is scheduled to begin in 2026, with commissioning expected approximately 18 months later.
