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Construction of 140 MW wind farm at Mercedes-Benz test track in Papenburg starts
Mercedes-Benz AG and the energy park developer UKA (Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen GmbH & Co. KG) have received permission to start installation of a wind farm at the Mercedes-Benz test track in Papenburg, northern Germany. By 2027, 20 wind turbines witha capacity of 140 megawatts (MW) will be built on the site as part of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Around 20 percent of the annual electricity requirements of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany can be covered by this after commissioning. “The wind farm in Papenburg is an important building block of our sustainable businessstrategy – from an ecological and also an economic perspective. The start of construction impressively illustrates that we are consistently putting our ambitious sustainability goals for the production network into practice and thus achieving a measurable impact. We are pleased with the great progress made and are proud asMercedes-Benz, together with our strong partners, to expand the use of wind energy in Germany with the new wind farm in Papenburg.” Joerg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG responsible for Production, Quality and Supply Chain Management told The Voice of Renewables. “I am proud of the fact that we, as owners of the future wind farm, will be supplyingMercedes-Benz…
