Goldwind implements its first project in Italy
China’s major wind turbine technology provider Goldwind has announced its Alcamo II project in Italy has been completed. This is the first global cooperation project between Goldwind and RWE (Rhein Energy Group), which will provide Italian Sofidel Group with green and clean energy.
Thanks to Goldwind’s experience in international projects, Alcamo II was completed on schedule with high standards under the circumstances of the limited hoisting site and the epidemic and other factors.
The Alcamo II project is located in Sicily, Italy, and is equipped with four GW136-3.4MW turbines with a total installed capacity of 13.6MW. The project owner–RWE, is headquartered in Essen, Germany. It is a major energy company in Germany, and one of the three giant energy companies in Europe. Its global renewable energy installed capacity has exceeded 9GW.
After a systematic due diligence investigation on Goldwind’s product design concept, R&D process, technical level, quality management, HSE management, human resource management, environmental management, manufacturing management, supply chain management, etc., RWE selected Goldwind as its global qualified supplier.
Meeting terrain challenges and overcoming the impact of the pandemic
Goldwind’s delivery in the project includes the complete turbines, sea transportation, inland transportation to the site and hoisting. The Alcamo II site is about 9 kilometers away from the northern coastline of Italy, which is a hilly terrain. Limited by the local geography conditions, the space on site is very limited. Each unit is required to be hoisted soon after arrival, which is the first time in Goldwind’s overseas projects.
Even though the whole hoisting process was during the epidemic, Goldwind did its best to overcome the difficulties and made sure the delivery was on time.
With the implementation of the Alcamo II project, RWE and Sofidel Group, the second largest paper company in Europe, also signed a green power purchase agreement (PPA) for nearly 10 years. The project will provide Sofidel Group with 26GWh of green and clean power energy per year, helping Sofidel Group achieve its goals of sustainable development and carbon emission reduction.
The Italian market is one of RWE’s traditional core markets, and the landing of the Alcamo II project has also increased RWE’s Italian wind power installed capacity to a total of 442MW. RWE is expected to exceed 13GW on installed capacity of renewable energy in 2022.
