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Bougainville Repowering Bougainville

The Bougainville wind farm is the first renewal of the wind energy sector in the Somme department, France. The renewal has allowed the farm to achieve a 50% increase in production with the same number of wind turbines.

Operational project

Location

Bougainville, Somme, France

Description

  • Commissioning dateNovember 2022
  • Contract duration15 years
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  • 18 MW Production

  • More than 16 000 homes Supplied with electricity

  • 6 Wind turbines

  • Approximately 2 500 tons of CO2 Avoided annually

Parc éolien de Bougainville

Technical data

  • Turbines6 Vestas V126
  • Rotor diameter126 m
  • Platform height87 m

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Initially commissioned in 2005, the Bougainville wind farm is the first wind energy asset in the French sector to have its equipment renewed in the Somme department. Its original six wind turbines have been replaced with an equal number of turbines equipped with the latest technological advancements. Boasting a recyclability rate of over 90%, the replaced wind turbines are now enjoying a second life on the European second-hand market. The materials (concrete and steel) removed from the foundations have been entirely transported to their respective recycling channels to be repurposed in the construction and public works sector.

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