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"Minervino Murge wind farm has been certified ISO 14001 by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, and the EMAS certification was awarded on November 2009, making this wind farm one of the first in Italy to be awarded with both of these environmental quality certifications"

Minervino Murge

Summary

Current status : Wind farm in operation since March 2009
Location : Minervino Murge, Puglia, ITALY
Number of turbines : 26 turbines
Expected capacity : 52 MW
The amount of clean energy produced annually is the equivalent to the energy consumed by: 40,000 households
Amount of CO2 saved : 55,000 tones of CO2
Planning authority : Regione Puglia, Assessorato Sviluppo Economico, Ufficio Industrie Energetiche
Project manager : Filippo Marchi

Minervino Murge wind farm is located in Puglia, approximately 70 km west of Bari. The proposed wind farm is on a rolling plateau at an elevation between 500 m and 600 m and provides easy site access.

Following detailed monitoring of the wind resource, electrical connection studies, environmental studies and the impact on local communities, Minervino Murge was recognized as an ideal location for a wind farm. After carrying out extensive environmental assessment work, The Regione Puglia has permitted the construction of the wind farm through an “Autorizzazione Unica” in March 2007. The wind farm has been completed on December 2008 and now it is in operation.

When completed, the wind farm will have 26 turbines. Each turbine will be 125 m high from its base to the highest point of its blade. When the wind farm is operating fully it will generate enough clean, green electricity to supply around 40,000 homes and help reduce reliance on existing less environmentally-friendly energy resources.

The wind farm is owned by Eolo 3W Minervino Murge (EOLO) which is a subsidiary of Minervento Spa

In December 2008, the 'project financing' contract has been executed with a pool of international lending institutions.