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The development of Minervino Murge represents a significant financial investment. There will be opportunities for local businesses and their employees to benefit from this investment.

Minervino Murge

Summary

Current status : Expected to be completed by September 2008
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 : 75,000 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.

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 44,000 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

Construction began in April 2007 and the wind farm is due to begin generating electricity by the end of September 2008.

Nordex AG (http://www.nordex-online.com/en/) was appointed as the Turnkey Contractor for the supply and construction of the wind farm. Impresa Manca was appointed by Nordex as the civil engineering contractor for the construction of the roads, crane pads and foundations. Siemens has been appointed as the Electrical Infrastructure Contractor. The turbines will be imported from Germany. They will be shipped into the harbour at Bari then transported by road to the site. Nordex AG will appoint specialist contractors for the transportation, erection and commissioning of the turbines.

In order to establish connection to the National Grid, a new HV cable is being installed that will connect the transformer substation, to the existing Enel Distribuzione electrical substation.