Paderborn Wind Farm

The Paderborn Wind Farm in Germany consists of 11 Vestas V-66 wind turbines, each 76m high with a 1.65 MW rated power, making a total installed capacity of 18.2 MW. The wind farm is sited near Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, was initiated locally by a group of developers, and is owned by 91 shareholders. Commissioning was in November 2000. [ [http://www.managenergy.net/products/R696.htm Case Study: Paderborn Windfarm - Germany] ]

Germany is the world's largest user of wind power with an installed capacity of 20,621 MW in 2006. [ [http://www.gwec.net/uploads/media/07-02_PR_Global_Statistics_2006.pdf Global wind energy markets continue to boom – 2006 another record year] ] More than 18,000 wind turbines are located in the German federal area and the country has plans to build more wind turbines. [ [http://www.wind-energie.de/en/wind-energy-in-germany/overview/ Wind energy in Germany -- overview] ]

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*Wind power in Germany

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