The Nordex Group has secured an order to supply and build three N175/6.X turbines for the Twistenberg wind farm in northern Hesse, Germany. The 20 MW project is expected to generate around 55 GWh of renewable electricity a year and, combined with existing solar capacity, cover roughly two-thirds of the electricity demand at Continental’s tyre plant in nearby Korbach. The contract, awarded at the end of June, also includes a 20-year full-service agreement.
The defining feature of the project is direct industrial supply. Tyre maker Continental will own and operate the wind farm, with the electricity feeding its plant around eight kilometres away — one of the region’s larger employers. For Continental, the site extends a strategy of sourcing renewable power directly rather than through the grid.
Twistenberg was developed by VEW, a subsidiary of regional utility Energie Waldeck-Frankenberg (EWF), a company with municipal roots in Hesse. The wind farm sits in the wooded uplands of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, where average wind speeds of 6.9 m/s suit the N175/6.X turbine — designed for low-to-medium wind sites and installed here at a hub height of 179 metres.
“In low-mountain regions in particular, our N175/6.X shows its strength with large hub heights of 179 metres: high yields combined with efficient operation,” said Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Central at the Nordex Group. “Combined with direct industrial use of the electricity, the result is a concept that stands up both economically and in climate terms.”
Corporate on-site supply deals of this kind are becoming a more common route to build onshore wind in Germany, a Baltic Sea state whose industrial demand increasingly shapes the regional energy transition. Groundworks at Twistenberg are scheduled to begin in 2026, with commissioning expected around a year and a half later.
