102MW German wind farm planned on former mine site
Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft (MIBRAG) has presented plans for the Breunsdorf wind farm project in the United Schleenhain opencast mine to the city and local councils of Groitzsch and Neukieritzsch (Leipzig district). The wind farm will be built on a total area of 275 hectares on the inner dump of the United Schleenhain opencast mine, south of the new B176 between Neukieritzsch and Groitzsch. The plans allow for 17 wind turbines of the 6MW class with a capacity of 102MW and an annual electricity generation of around 230GWh is expected to deliver electricity from 2024. The minin...
Source: renews.biz