Nordex Group is currently installing the first N163/5.X turbines at the Karahka wind farm in Finland's North Ostrobothnia region, commissioned by a consortium consisting of Finnish energy supplier Helen Ltd and the Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund.The wind farm features the first Nordex inhouse developed hybrid concrete and steel tower with a hub height of 168 metres. The tower has been developed based on the expertise acquired by the Group in designing and producing concrete towers in Brazil, South Africa and Mexico. Lujabetoni Oy has been locally manufacturing the concrete elements of the wind turbine towers for the Karahka wind farm in Finland since the summer of 2023. A hybrid tower consists of convex concrete segments, up to 20 metres long, which are assembled and braced on site before the steel sections, nacelle and rotor are installed on top. In 2024 the first installation of a 179 meter hybrid tower, based on the same technology, is planned in Germany.
