Esquennoy wind farm will supply sufficient clean green energy to supply more than 10,000 homes and avoids the emission of around 20,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year

Esquennoy

Summary

Current status : Operating since 20 July 2009.
Location : Breteuil and Esquennoy, Oise (60), France
Number of turbines : 5
Expected capacity : 12 MW
The amount of clean energy produced annually is the equivalent to the energy consumed by: 10,000 homes
Amount of CO2 saved : 20,000 tonnes / 56Kg Nuclear waste saved p. a.
Project manager : Fabrice Le Tual

The wind farm is located 90 kilometers North from Paris in the Oise (60) department in France. The project straddles both the commune of Breteuil and Esquennoy. The wind farm is sited in open farmland, at about 115m above sea level, and can be seen from the A16 motorway. The project has seen its building permit approved the 9th October 2006.
 The 12MW wind farm consists of 5 Nordex N90 LS wind turbines each rated at 2.40MW with a hub height of 100m. The project provides sufficient clean green energy to supply more than 10,000 homes and avoids the emission of around 20,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year which would otherwise have been produced by a power station burning fossil fuel, and 56 kg of nuclear waste which would otherwise have been produced by a nuclear plant. It is connected to the electricity distribution network operated by Electricité Réseau Distribution France at Breteuil.
The wind farm is owned and operated by Esquennois Energie SAS which is owned 100% by Falck Renewables Plc. Nordex France SA supplied the turbines and constructed the wind farm under a turnkey contract. Nordex now operate the wind farm under a long term operation and maintenance agreement.