List of wind farms in Romania
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As of 2008, there is an installed capacity of 76 megawatts (MW) of wind power in Romania
, up from the seven MW installed capacity in 2007.
Until December 2010, Romania will add around 440 MW to its installed wind capacity from two wind farms: Fântânele-Cogealac and the EDP Peştera. A total number of 170 wind turbines will be installed in 2010 enough to power over 500,000 homes.
The Fântânele Wind Farm will become operational in stages. First, 139 General Electric
2.5xl turbines will be built; they stand 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall and have a blade diameter of 99 m (324.8 ft). The wind turbines will have a 2.5 MW capacity and will be operational by December 2009. The second stage will be operational by 2010 and will have an installed capacity of 252.5 MW. When completed, it will be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe, surpassing the Maranchon Wind Farm
, the largest wind farm as of August 2009.
Romania has a wind-power potential of around 14,000 MW, and a energy-generating capacity of 23 terawatt-hours
. The country's wind power capacity that can be assimilated by the national transport grid is between 3,000 MW and 9,000 MW, while only in the last two years the total power of the requests for connecting to it was about 22.800 MW. The Dobruja
region, which consists of Constanţa
and Tulcea
counties, has the second-highest wind potential in Europe.
The Romanian company Blue Investment will invest US$84 million in a 35 MW wind farm in Baia
, Tulcea County
that will have 14 Nordex N90 turbines with a capacity of 2.5 MW each. Several companies are interested in investing in wind farms in Romania. The Italian company Enel Green Power
, a subsidiary of Enel
, plans to build several wind farms with a total capacity of 350 MW.
The Swiss conglomerate Cofra Group
will build two wind farms, one that will have a capacity of 700 MW in Dobrogea and one that will have a capacity of 400 MW in Neamţ
and Suceava
counties; the total investment will amount to $1.65 billion. In 2008, Iberdrola
bought 50 wind farm projects, with a combined installed capacity 1,600 MW, from two companies for $450 million.
Romanian companies interested in building wind farms include Electrica
and Green Energy, which have plans to build wind farms that will have a installed capacity of 310 MW with total investments of $420 million. The Hungarian company Sinus Holding will build five wind farms in the Northern Moldavia region
, having an installed capacity of 700 MW and totaling $800 million in capital investment, that will be built by December 2009.
The first offshore wind-power project in Romania will be constructed by the United States–based Blackstone Group
, which will invest $1.4 billion in a 500 MW wind farm located in the Constanţa County sector
of the Black Sea
on a 40 square kilometre area situated 6 km (3.7 mi) from the shoreline. The project will consist of 100 wind turbines producing five MW each; they will be installed in water up to 50 m (164 ft) deep. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2011. - Correction: the named project will be developed into the North Sea, not Black Sea as Blackstone Group L.P. haven't mentioned anything in such respect.
Wind power in Romania
As of 2010, wind power in Romania has an installed capacity of 462 MW, up from the 14.1 MW installed capacity in 2009. Romania has the highest wind potential in South Eastern Europe of 14,000 MW, and investors already have connection requests of 12,000 MW although the national electricity transport...
, up from the seven MW installed capacity in 2007.
Until December 2010, Romania will add around 440 MW to its installed wind capacity from two wind farms: Fântânele-Cogealac and the EDP Peştera. A total number of 170 wind turbines will be installed in 2010 enough to power over 500,000 homes.
The Fântânele Wind Farm will become operational in stages. First, 139 General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
2.5xl turbines will be built; they stand 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall and have a blade diameter of 99 m (324.8 ft). The wind turbines will have a 2.5 MW capacity and will be operational by December 2009. The second stage will be operational by 2010 and will have an installed capacity of 252.5 MW. When completed, it will be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe, surpassing the Maranchon Wind Farm
Maranchon Wind Farm
Maranchon Wind Farm is located in Maranchón, Guadalajara, Spain. The "Maranchon Complex", as it is called, actually consists of seven smaller wind parks with a total capacity of 208 MW, and it was the largest in Europe for some time. It is owned by Iberdrola and was dedicated in May 2006....
, the largest wind farm as of August 2009.
Romania has a wind-power potential of around 14,000 MW, and a energy-generating capacity of 23 terawatt-hours
Watt-hour
The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt-hour, is a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt hours or 3.6 megajoules.For constant power, energy in watt hours is the product of power in watts and time in hours...
. The country's wind power capacity that can be assimilated by the national transport grid is between 3,000 MW and 9,000 MW, while only in the last two years the total power of the requests for connecting to it was about 22.800 MW. The Dobruja
Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in south by Bulgarian Southern Dobruja.-Geography:...
region, which consists of Constanţa
Constanta County
Constanța is the name of a county in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the...
and Tulcea
Tulcea County
Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea.-Demographics:In 2002, Tulcea County had a population of 256,492...
counties, has the second-highest wind potential in Europe.
The Romanian company Blue Investment will invest US$84 million in a 35 MW wind farm in Baia
Baia, Tulcea
Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Baia, Camena, Caugagia, Ceamurlia de Sus and Panduru....
, Tulcea County
Tulcea County
Tulcea is a county of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea.-Demographics:In 2002, Tulcea County had a population of 256,492...
that will have 14 Nordex N90 turbines with a capacity of 2.5 MW each. Several companies are interested in investing in wind farms in Romania. The Italian company Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power S.p.A. is an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, headquartered in Rome. The company was formed as a subsidiary of the power generation firm Enel in December 2008, grouping its global renewable energy interests...
, a subsidiary of Enel
Enel
Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...
, plans to build several wind farms with a total capacity of 350 MW.
The Swiss conglomerate Cofra Group
Cofra Group
Cofra Group, was founded in 1841 in Sneek, Netherlands when the first C&A store was opened by brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer. The group was established in 1911 in Zug, Switzerland and it is specialised in retail, real estate, financial services, private equity and renewable energy. The...
will build two wind farms, one that will have a capacity of 700 MW in Dobrogea and one that will have a capacity of 400 MW in Neamţ
Neamt County
Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...
and Suceava
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
counties; the total investment will amount to $1.65 billion. In 2008, Iberdrola
Iberdrola
Iberdrola , headquartered in Bilbao, is a private utility with a global footprint and over 150 years of experience...
bought 50 wind farm projects, with a combined installed capacity 1,600 MW, from two companies for $450 million.
Romanian companies interested in building wind farms include Electrica
Electrica
Electrica is a Romanian state-owned company specialised in electric power supply and distribution. The company was established in 1998 as a division of CONEL , the largest electric power distribution company in the country at that time, but became a stand alone company in 2000 when CONEL was...
and Green Energy, which have plans to build wind farms that will have a installed capacity of 310 MW with total investments of $420 million. The Hungarian company Sinus Holding will build five wind farms in the Northern Moldavia region
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, having an installed capacity of 700 MW and totaling $800 million in capital investment, that will be built by December 2009.
The first offshore wind-power project in Romania will be constructed by the United States–based Blackstone Group
Blackstone Group
The Blackstone Group L.P. is an American-based alternative asset management and financial services company that specializes in private equity, real estate, and credit and marketable alternative investment strategies, as well as financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions ,...
, which will invest $1.4 billion in a 500 MW wind farm located in the Constanţa County sector
Constanta County
Constanța is the name of a county in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the...
of the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
on a 40 square kilometre area situated 6 km (3.7 mi) from the shoreline. The project will consist of 100 wind turbines producing five MW each; they will be installed in water up to 50 m (164 ft) deep. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2011. - Correction: the named project will be developed into the North Sea, not Black Sea as Blackstone Group L.P. haven't mentioned anything in such respect.
Largest projects
These are the most important wind farm projects in Romania (larger than 10 MW):| Project name | Sponsoring company | Installed capacity (MW) | County Counties of Romania The 41 judeţe and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.-Overview:... |
Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activ Business Casimcea Activ Business Casimcea Wind Farm The Activ Business Casimcea Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Casimcea, Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 13 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 3.46 MW which will deliver up to 45 MW of power, enough to power over 28,450 homes, with a capital investment required... |
Activ Business | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Blackstone Blackstone Wind Farm The Blackstone Wind Farm is an approved offshore wind power project in the Black Sea area of Romania. It will have 100 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 5 MW each which will deliver up to 500 MW of power, enough to power over 334,821 homes, with a capital investment required... |
Blackstone Group Blackstone Group The Blackstone Group L.P. is an American-based alternative asset management and financial services company that specializes in private equity, real estate, and credit and marketable alternative investment strategies, as well as financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions ,... |
Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eco Power Eco Power Wind Farm The Râmnicu Sărat Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Buzău County, Romania. It will consist of an individual wind farm with 40 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 80 MW of power, enough to power over 52,400 homes, with a... |
Eco Power | Buzău | Approved | ||
| EDP Dobrogea | Energias de Portugal Energias de Portugal EDP - Energias de Portugal ranks among Europe's major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal's largest business groups.... |
Tulcea | Approved | ||
| EDP Medgidia EDP Medgidia Wind Farm The EDP Peştera Wind Farm is located in Peştera a commune in the Constanţa County of Dobruja. Costing €200 million, the wind farm consists of 30 three-bladed Danish wind turbines, each capable of generating 3 megawatts of power, giving a total output of 90 MW... |
Energias de Portugal Energias de Portugal EDP - Energias de Portugal ranks among Europe's major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal's largest business groups.... |
Constanţa | Under construction | ||
| Enel Agichiol Enel Agichiol Wind Farm The Enel Agichiol Wind Farm is wind farm located in Tulcea County, Romania. It has 17 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW each and delivers up to 34 MW of power, enough to power over 35,000 homes, which required a capital investment of approximately... |
Enel Green Power Enel Green Power Enel Green Power S.p.A. is an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, headquartered in Rome. The company was formed as a subsidiary of the power generation firm Enel in December 2008, grouping its global renewable energy interests... |
Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Babadag Babadag Wind Farm The Babadag Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Babadag, Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 48 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 48 MW of power, enough to power over 28,800 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately... |
Martifer Martifer Martifer is a multinational group based in Oliveira de Frades, Portugal, with over 3,000 employees, focusing its activity on the metal construction and renewable energy areas.The company launched its first operations in 1990 in the metal structure industry... |
Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Blue Investment Baia Blue Investment Baia Wind Farm The Babadag Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Baia, Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 14 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2.5 MW which will deliver up to 35 MW of power, enough to power over 21,000 homes, with a capital investment required of... |
Blue Investment | Tulcea | Under construction | ||
| Blue Planet Baia | Blue Planet Investments | Tulcea | Under construction | ||
| Fălciu-Berezeni | E.ON E.ON E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity.... |
Vaslui | Under construction | ||
| Călimani | West Wind | Suceava | Approved | ||
| Clisura Dunării | Local authorities | Caraş-Severin | Under construction | ||
| Enel Corugea Enel Corugea Wind Farm The Enel Corugea Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 70 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 70 MW of power, enough to power over 27,720 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$... |
Enel Green Power Enel Green Power Enel Green Power S.p.A. is an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, headquartered in Rome. The company was formed as a subsidiary of the power generation firm Enel in December 2008, grouping its global renewable energy interests... |
Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolgen Racoviţeni Eolgen Racoviteni Wind Farm The Eolgen Racoviţeni Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Buzău County, Romania. It will have 45 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 45 MW of power, enough to power over 17,820 homes, with a capital investment required of... |
Eolgen | Buzău | Proposed | ||
| Roşieşti Rosiesti Wind Farm The Roşieşti Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Vaslui County, Romania. It will have 46 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 46 MW of power, enough to power over 18,216 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$ 104... |
E.ON E.ON E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity.... |
Vaslui | Approved | ||
| EOL Săcele EOL Sacele Wind Farm The EOL Săcele Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It will have 25 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 50 MW of power, enough to power over 33,000 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately... |
Electrica Electrica Electrica is a Romanian state-owned company specialised in electric power supply and distribution. The company was established in 1998 as a division of CONEL , the largest electric power distribution company in the country at that time, but became a stand alone company in 2000 when CONEL was... and Holrom |
Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Baia Eolica Baia Wind Farm The Eolica Baia Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Baia, Tulcea County, Romania. The project consists of four individual wind farms connected together. It will have 63 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Beidaud Eolica Beidaud Wind Farm The Eolica Beidaud Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Beidaud, Tulcea County, Romania. It will consist of four individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Casimcea Eolica Casimcea Wind Farm The Eolica Casimcea Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Casimcea, Tulcea County, Romania. It will consist of six individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Ceamurlia South | Eolica Dobrogea | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Cogealac Eolica Cogealac Wind Farm The Eolica Cogealac Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Cogealac, Constanţa County, Romania. It will consist of eleven individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Corbiţa Corbita Wind Farm The Corbiţa Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Vrancea County, Romania. It will have 25 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 50 MW of power, enough to power over 33,000 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$50... |
Energycum | Vrancea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Corbu Eolica Corbu Wind Farm The Eolica Corbu Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Corbu, Constanţa County, Romania. It will consist of three individual wind farms connected together. It will have 34 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 68 MW of power, enough to power... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Fântânele | CEZ Group CEZ Group CEZ Group is a conglomerate of 96 companies , 72 of them in the Czech Republic. It is involved in the electricity generation, distribution, and trade. CEZ Group operates also in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and... |
Constanţa | Under construction | ||
| Eolica Grǎdina Eolica Gradina Wind Farm The Eolica Grădina Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Grădina, Constanţa County, Romania. It is consisted out of two individual wind farms connected together. It will have 31 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 62 MW of power, enough to... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Istria Eolica Istria Wind Farm The Eolica Istria Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Istria, Constanţa County, Romania. It will consist of two individual wind farms connected together. It will have 37 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 74 MW of power, enough to power... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Kogălniceanu | Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Mihai Viteazu Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm The Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Mihai Viteazu, Constanţa County, Romania. It will have 32 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2.5 MWeach which will deliver up to 80 MW of power, enough to power over 51,000 homes, with a capital... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Pantelimon Eolica Pantelimon Wind Farm The Eolica Pantelimon Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Pantelimon, Constanţa County, Romania. It will consist of two individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Sǎcele Eolica Sacele Wind Farm The Eolica Săcele Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Săcele, Constanţa County, Romania. It will consist of eight individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Eolica Sarichioi Eolica Sarichioi Wind Farm The Eolica Sarichioi Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Sarichioi, Tulcea County, Romania. It will consist of eight individual wind farms connected together... |
Eolica Dobrogea | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Eolica Târguşor | Eolica Dobrogea | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Vetrişoaia | E.ON E.ON E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity.... |
Vaslui | Approved | ||
| Eolus Vind Eolus Vind Wind Farm The Eolus Vind Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Constanţa County, Romania. It will have 15 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 50 MW of power, enough to power over 19,800 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$... |
Eolus Vind | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Europp Galaţi | Europp Energocons | Galaţi | Approved | ||
| Eximprod Galaţi Eximprod Galati Wind Farm The Eximprod Galaţi Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Galaţi, Galaţi County, Romania. It will have 35 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 2 MW which will deliver up to 70 MW of power, enough to power over 44,253 homes, with a capital investment required of... |
Eximprod Buzău | Galaţi | Approved | ||
| Green Energy Green Energy Wind Farm The Green Energy Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 200 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 200 MW of power, enough to power over 79,200 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$... |
Green Energy | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Liteni-Dolhasca | Ulli Rowing | Suceava | Under construction | ||
| Market Expert Tulcea | Market Expert | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Mărişelu Mariselu Wind Farm The Māriselu Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Cluj County, Romania. It will have 100 individual wind turbines, with a nominal output of around 3 MW which will deliver up to 300 MW of power, enough to power over 180,000 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$ 230... |
Local authorities | Cluj | Approved | ||
| New Energy Constanţa | New Energy Group | Constanţa | Under construction | ||
| New Energy Tulcea | New Energy Group | Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Orşova Orsova Wind Farm The Orşova Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It will consist of an individual wind farm with 25 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1.4 MW which will deliver up to 35 MW of power, enough to power over 22,925 homes, with a... |
Toplet Energy | Mehedinţi | Under construction | ||
| Romwind Constanţa | Romwind | Constanţa | Approved | ||
| Sibioara Sibioara Wind Farm The Sibioara Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Sibioara, Vaslui County, Romania. It will have 42 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1 MW which will deliver up to 42 MW of power, enough to power over 26,552 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately... |
Sibioara Wind Farm | Vaslui | Approved | ||
| Sinus Holding Sinus Holding Wind Farm The Sinus Holding Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Vaslui County, Romania. It will consist of five individual wind farms connected together... |
Sinus Holding | Vaslui/Suceava/Neamţ | Approved | ||
| Tarcău | Eolo Energy | Neamţ | Approved | ||
| Tomis Team Dobrogea Tomis Team Dobrogea Wind Farm EDP Dobrogea Wind Farm is a large wind power project in the Dobrogea region, Romania. It will consist of 113 individual wind turbines each with a nameplate capacity of around 2 MW. Collective output will be up to 226 MW of power, enough to power over 148,030 homes, with a capital investment... |
Tomis Team | Tulcea/Constanţa | Under construction | ||
| Valea Nucarilor Valea Nucarilor Wind Farm The Valea Nucarilor Wind Farm is an under construction wind power project in Valea Nucarilor, Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 80 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 0.75 MW which will deliver up to 60 MW of power, enough to power over 36,000 homes, with a capital... |
Green Energy, Blue Line, Electrogroup | Tulcea | Under construction | ||
| Văcăreni Văcăreni Wind Farm The Văcăreni Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Văcăreni, Tulcea County, Romania. It will have 48 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 5 MW each which will deliver up to 240 MW of power, enough to power over 144,000 homes, with a capital investment required of... |
Energie Investments Group | Tulcea | Proposed | ||
| Verbund Casimcea Verbund Casimcea Wind Farm The Verbund Casimcea Wind Farm is a proposed wind power project in Tulcea County, Romania. It will consist of an individual wind farm with 100 individual wind turbines with a nominal output of around 1.5 MW which will deliver up to 150 MW of power, enough to power over 98,250 homes, with a capital... |
Verbund Verbund Verbund AG, formerly known as Verbundgesellschaft or Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts-AG, is Austria's largest electricity provider. Verbund covers around 40 percent of electricity demands in Austria and generates 90 percent thereof from Hydro power. In addition, Verbund operates the... |
Tulcea | Approved | ||
| Scobinti Iasi | ACK srl Romania | Scobinti-Iasi | Approved | ||
| Ruginoasa Iasi | Moldova-Eolian srl Romania | Ruginoasa-Iasi | Proposed | ||
Totals
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See also
- Global Wind Energy CouncilGlobal Wind Energy CouncilThe Global Wind Energy Council was established in 2005 to provide a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at an international level...
- World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)
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