Kaarst, Germany

The Kaarst wind farm is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Western Germany.

The total installed capacity of the wind farm is 12MW, comprising six Vestas V80 turbines, each with a 2.0 MW rating. The Kaarst wind farm has a net capacity factor of 21.9%.

Kaarst

Key Information

Funding

Acquired using BBW’s existing cash reserves and debt facilities.

Revenue

assurance

Fixed Tariff (Regulated) for 20 years

Customers

N/A

Operation

Operations and maintenance contract for a two year term with Vestas.

Land

Land leases with initial terms of 25 years, with extensions of up to five years.

Regulatory

regime

German Renewable Energy Sources Act (2004)