* The company is developing in Romania the largest wind farm in Europe which will generate renewable energy
* The cost of the project exceeds 1 billion Euros, being the largest foreign investment in Romania
American company "Continental Wind Partners" (CWP), the developer and administrator of the largest European wind park, located on the Romanian shore of the Black Sea, will build two more parks of the same type in Romania, as stated by Mike Scholey, CEO of CWP: "We intend to complete the projects for two other major wind parks in Romania and to begin their construction in the next two years".
CWP is currently launching new turbines of the wind park of Fântânele, which is already generating renewable electricity.
The wind farm of the county of Constanţa, which was developed in two stages, in Fântânele and Cogealac, will be the biggest investment of its type of all Europe, including 240 turbines, which will generate 600 MW, according to CWP. Construction began at the end of 2008. The project has a total cost of 1.1 billion Euros, representing the largest direct foreign investment in Romania.
Located approximately 50 km away from the town of Constanța, the wind park of Fântânele is connected to the national electricity grid managed by "Transelectrica". Five wind turbines are already generating electricity, with others scheduled to go online over the next months. Out of the total of 139 turbines of Fântânele, 114 are already installed. According to CEZ, in the nearby location of Cogealac, a number of 101 turbines will be built.
Just two weeks after delivering its first MW to the national grid, the CEZ Wind Park has exceeded 14 MW, which is the total figure of the wind power installed capacity of Romania. According to data provided by CEZ, the new wind park has already reached an average hourly output in excess of 20 MW/h.
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