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The 30MW project will provide energy to CRH"s Medgidia Cement Plant
Building materials firm CRH has commissioned a 30MW wind farm to provide renewable electricity to its Medgidia Cement Plant in Romania (pictured).
The project commenced in August 2023 and the wind farm is now fully operational. Consisting of five turbines, it has an estimated annual net production of 80GWh.
The wind farm is the first of its kind in the country to exclusively power a cement plant, CRH said.
It will meet a significant proportion of the Medgidia Plant’s annual energy requirements, helping to lower the carbon footprint of the products it produces, while also contributing to Romania’s clean energy transition, it added.
Eunice Heath, chief sustainability officer at CRH, said: "This is a significant clean energy project for CRH and is one of the many ways we are helping to create a more resilient and sustainable built environment.
"Building a wind farm to power one of our cement plants demonstrates our commitment to decarbonizing and providing lower carbon building materials solutions for our customers to help meet the changing needs of construction." |
