Volkswind
GmbH is one of the largest operators of
wind farms in Germany.
[Cp. Financial Times Deutschland insert Energie: Auf windjagd in Übersee Ralf Köpke, 19 February 2008]
The
company
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was founded in 1993 by Martin Daubner and Matthias Stommel, former
Enercon employees. The company's headquarters is in
Ganderkesee, Germany, and has worldwide
subsidiaries
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a sa ...
in France, England, Poland,
Bulgaria and the US.
The company develops, finances, builds and operates
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
wind
power plants.
History and milestones
1993
* Foundation of Volkswind as
IPP IPP may refer to:
Organisations
* Independent Power Producer, electric power generator
* India Pride Project, recovering stolen Indian artefacts
* Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (Institute of Plant Protection), Italy
* Max-Planck-Insti ...
* Installation of the first
windmill with capacity of 500
kW
1997
*
Acquisition of
Egeln castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
(
Saxony-Anhalt) as new headquarters
1998
* Development of world largest 4,5
MW wind mill (Enercon E 112 height:124m; rotor width: 112m)
2001
* More than 50 MW installed
2002
*
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
in Paris, France
* More than 100 MW installed
2005
* Subsidiary in
Goleniów, Poland
* Subsidiary in
Manchester, UK
* Development of world highest wind mill from Vestas model V90 (125m)
* More than 200 MW installed
2006
* Development of largest
wind farm in
Cormainville, France at that time (30
Vestas V80-2MW wind turbines with combined
nameplate capacity of 60
MW)
* More than 300 MW installed
2007
* New headquarter in Ganderkesee
* Subsidiary in
Bulgaria with partner
* More than 400 MW installed
2008
* Subsidiary in Portland, Oregon, USA
Gallery
Image:Castle Egeln.jpg, Castle in Egeln
Image:Cormainville wind farm.jpg, Cormainville, France
Image:Ganderkesee.jpg, Headquarters: Ganderkesee, Germany
References
Euler Hermes RatingRenewable Energy IndustryDie Business-Welt der Regenerativen EnergiewirtschaftErneuerbare Energien
External links
Volkswind GmbH web page
{{Wind power
Wind power companies of Germany
Companies based in Lower Saxony
German companies established in 1993
Energy companies established in 1993
Renewable resource companies established in 1993