Nordex secures 42 MW turbine order from Navaris for Rhineland-Palatinate wind farm in Germany
Nordex Group locked in a 42 MW wind farm order on September 29 from Navaris, Qualitas Energy’s German renewable platform, for the Lambacher Höh project in Rhineland-Palatinate. The wind farm goes up southwest of Bitburg, close to the Luxembourg border, and comes packaged with a 20-year Premium Service contract on top of the turbine supply and installation deal.
Nordex wins 42 MW order for Lambacher Höh wind farm
The order covers six turbines across the Lambacher Höh site — four N163/6.X units and two N175/6.X units, two distinct Nordex models running within a single project.
Hardware is only part of the story. The deal also locks in a 20-year Premium Service contract, meaning Nordex stays responsible for the wind farm’s operational performance well into the 2040s. That’s not a one-time equipment sale — it’s a long-running commitment that keeps the manufacturer tied to the site long after the last turbine goes up.
Twenty-year service contracts have become standard practice across the wind industry, giving project owners predictable maintenance costs and performance guarantees.
The site sits in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwest of Bitburg near the Luxembourg border, a region with solid wind resource potential. That geography, paired with the turbine specs chosen, suggests the site and the technology were matched deliberately.
Technical specifications and installation timeline
All six turbines at Lambacher Höh will go up on hybrid towers, a construction approach combining concrete and steel sections to reach heights that standard steel towers can’t hit economically.
The four N163/6.X turbines will stand at a hub height of 538 feet. The two N175/6.X units go higher still, reaching 587 feet. At those elevations, turbines tap into wind streams that are stronger and more consistent than what’s available closer to ground level — a real advantage for overall energy yield across the project’s lifetime.
The installation schedule is already set. The first turbine goes up in January 2028, with full commissioning of the entire wind farm planned for July 2028. That’s roughly a six-month window to get the remaining five units up and the whole project online.
Order reflects growing Nordex–Navaris partnership in Germany
Lambacher Höh isn’t the first time these two companies have worked together. It’s actually the fourth Nordex collaboration with the same project developer in Germany — a track record pointing to a relationship built on repeated delivery rather than a one-off transaction.
The developer’s name is relatively new, though. Navaris only started operating under that brand on September 17, 2026 — just twelve days before this order was announced. It’s Qualitas Energy’s German renewable platform, rebranded as part of a broader identity shift under its Spanish parent group.
The partnership has been moving fast. In March 2026, Nordex picked up a 56 MW order from the same group for a wind project in Hesse. Two significant German orders within a single year signals that Navaris is actively scaling its domestic pipeline.
Qualitas Energy Group, headquartered in Spain, describes itself as an internationally active investment and asset management company focused on renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure. Germany is clearly a priority market within that broader European strategy.
Navaris CEO Johannes Overbeck framed the Lambacher Höh project around both regional energy goals and the working dynamic with Nordex. “Our collaboration with the Nordex Group is defined by technological quality, partnership, reliability and a shared ability to deliver,” he said in the announcement.
Context: Germany’s wind energy expansion and energy transition goals
Projects like Lambacher Höh fit into Germany’s ongoing push to expand renewable generation capacity under the Energiewende and its broader decarbonization commitments. Onshore wind remains one of the primary tools available to hit those targets.
Hybrid tower technology at hub heights above 525 feet is increasingly common in Germany’s newer wind projects. Taller installations unlock wind resources at elevations where speeds are higher and variability is lower, which improves the economics of each turbine across its operating life.
Twenty-year service contracts have become standard practice across the wind industry, giving project owners predictable maintenance costs and performance guarantees. Turbine manufacturers, in turn, keep a sustained revenue stream going well after the initial sale. For a project expected to run through the mid-2040s, that continuity matters considerably.
Qualitas Energy operates across multiple European markets, but Germany looks like a particularly active growth area within its portfolio. Back-to-back orders in Hesse and now Rhineland-Palatinate suggest the group is moving through its German development pipeline at a steady pace.
Nordex Vice President Region Europe Karsten Brüggemann pointed to the dual contribution projects like this one make. “Modern wind turbines not only contribute to decarbonization but also strengthen security of supply,” he said, citing both climate and energy independence goals as drivers behind the investment.
What the Lambacher Höh deal tells us
At its core, the Lambacher Höh agreement is a straightforward commercial order: six turbines, one wind farm, one long-term service contract. It also reflects broader patterns worth keeping in mind.
This is the fourth Nordex–Navaris collaboration in Germany, confirming a relationship that’s moved well past the trial stage. The 20-year service contract extends Nordex’s involvement at the site through the 2040s, and the hybrid tower specs — reaching up to 587 feet — show the technical direction German onshore wind development is heading in. Neither detail is incidental to how this project was structured.
Installation kicks off in January 2028. Full commissioning follows in July 2028. By then, Lambacher Höh will be one more piece of Germany’s gradual renewable energy build-out.
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