07.02.2023 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The Supervisory Board of wpd AG has prematurely extended the contract with Björn Nullmeyer until 2027 ahead of schedule. On the management board, Björn Nullmeyer is responsible for finance, treasury, group controlling / planning, taxes and transfer prices, accounting and human resources. Further priorities in his work with the CEO include the expansion of business in Asia as well as potential purchase opportunities (pipeline) in the areas of onshore wind and solar. wpd can look back on a decidedly successful year in 2022 and was able to expand its own portfolio to > 2.6 GW.
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07.12.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd solar GmbH, a global developer and operator (IRPP) of solar parks, appoints Matthias Boll to the management board as of November 21, 2022. The project developer is thus taking account of its strong growth and focus on building up its own portfolio.
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29.11.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - In January 2007, wpd opened its first office in Finland in Espoo. This marked the founding of wpd Finland Oy 15 years ago. In addition to the Swedish subsidiary wpd Scandinavia AB in Stockholm, the internationally active German renewable energy project d... more...
29.09.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - In mid-September, wpd Italia received the notification of a successful Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from the Italian Council of Ministers for the Borgo Mezzanone project in Apulia.
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28.09.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an official declaration of intent between the company and the political leadership of Canton 10 to advance the development of renewable energy projects. With this declaration,... more...
26.09.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - At Bremen’s wind and solar farm developer and operator wpd, everything is set fair for sustainable growth. In order to implement the extensive project volumes at home and abroad, additional employees are urgently sought in all areas of the project develo... more...
29.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - KfW IPEX-Bank is providing the entire debt capital including necessary ancillary facilities for the construction and operation of the Swedish wind farm “Stöllsäterberget” by the German project developer wpd europe GmbH (wpd). Thus, another project contri... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - With the conditional order of 103 Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines with up to 9 MW capacity each and the start of the main soil investigation at each individual turbine location, wpd has started the realization of the Gennaker offshore wind farm loc... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen/Germany and Collingwood/Australia (renewablepress) - wpd offshore Australia Holding GmbH (wpd), part of wpd group, and Australis Energy Ltd (Australis) have entered into a 50:50 joint venture for three offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Australia. The developme... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen / New York (renewablepress) - Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP"), a leading independent infrastructure investor, and wpd AG (“wpd”), a leading project developer and independent renewables power producer (IRPP) for onshore wind, offshore wind and solar, are pleased to a... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - Speculative reports on a possible sale of Bremer wpd AG are subject of misinformation, as the company announces today. Contrary to various false reports of the past days, there are no wpd AG shares for sale and Nomura Greentech has no consultancy mandate... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - At the end of July 2021, wpd offshore has become the first company in Romania to officially apply for the development of offshore wind energy projects in the Black Sea. The Black Sea 1 (500 MW) and Black Sea 2 (approx. 1.4 GW) projects, for which separa... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd has signed an agreement with Nordex Group for the supply of wind turbines for the onshore project Stöllsäterberget in Sweden. For the 47 MW project owned by wpd europe, Nordex will supply eight N163/5.X turbines and will provide premium service for ... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction and operation of the northern Finnish Nuolivaara wind farm for the German project developer wpd europe GmbH and is contributing all of the debt capital as well as the necessary ancillary facilities. The wind fa... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd will soon begin construction of three photovoltaic projects in Taiwan. So far, the Bremen-based project developer and operator of wind and solar parks has implemented 38 PV projects in the country with a total capacity of 9.25 MW. With the new projec... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd, the Bremen-based project developer and operator of wind and solar farms, is adding another project to its pipeline in the Philippines. The Aklan project is an onshore wind farm with a total capacity of 75.6 MW. Triconti ECC Renewables Corporation, a... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - External rating agencies have rated the development of wpd as stable and positive since 2003. In the current report by Scope Hamburg, the Bremen-based company is also awarded the coveted A rating. The assessment of the stable positive development is base... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - Together with Levanta Renewables, a Singapore-based developer of renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia, German developer wpd is planning the Kon Plong onshore wind energy project in the Vietnamese province of Kon Tum, located about 780 km southeast... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - A few days ago, wpd was able to record the surpassing of the mark of 200,000 MWh of green electricity generated in the current year in the Spanish 177 MW Torozos portfolio. This means that the four projects El Poleo (14 Siemens Gamesa G132 turbines of 3.... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd, together with Commerzbank and Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB), can announce the achievement of financial close in the Finnish project Karhunnevankangas (Karhu). This means that the financing of wpd europe's largest onshore wind project, which will... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd opens up the Greek market for onshore and offshore wind energy and solar energy. The company is active with its own companies - wpd solar Hellas and wpd Hellas onshore - and is taking up project development activities in the wind and solar sectors at... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd has concluded a supply agreement with turbine manufacturer Nordex for the Finnish onshore project Nuolivaara. The Nuolivaara wind farm is wpd's first construction project in Lapland, beyond the Arctic Circle. It will be the fourth joint project of wp... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd and its Finnish team can report an important success in one of Northern Europe’s growth markets. In the 188 MW project “Karhunnevankangas” in the western Finnish region of Österbotten the decision has been made which turbine type will be installed in... more...
26.08.2022 | Bremen (renewablepress) - Poland's exciting market for renewable energies continues to gain momentum and wpd is contributing to this as a successful wind farm project developer. With wpd Polska sp. z o.o. as its national company, wpd has been operating from the Poznan location si... more...
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Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd continues to successfully position itself as a project developer in the North American market for wind and solar energy. With the conceptual design of a wind farm currently under development as a ‘hybrid system project’ combining wind energy, sol... more...
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Bremen (renewablepress) - During the last days a strong group of contractors has signed supply agreements with wpd on the 350 MW Guanyin project off the coast of Taoyuan (Taiwan). They are now ready to start the construction with planned commissioning in 2022 as soon as the r... more...
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Bremen (renewablepress) - On 29 July, wpd Polska was able to welcome high-ranking visitors to the "Jarocin Koźmin" and "Koźmin Pilot" wind farms: Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz had accepted the invitation of the Polish Wind Energy ... more...
wpd was founded in Bremen in 1996 and has become one of the leading developers and operators of onshore wind and solar farms in Europe. The group of companies consists of wpd AG (project developer and operator), wpd windmanager (commercial management and technical operations) and Deutsche Windtechnik (maintenance and engineering).
With 3,500 employees worldwide, wpd has implemented projects with 2,550 wind turbines and a total capacity of 5,740 MW, as well as 30 solar energy projects with a capacity of 30 MW.
Besides developing projects in-house, wpd also undertakes project partnerships, commercial construction, contracting, project financing through to completion and the operation of wind and solar energy plants.
In addition to its home market in Germany, wpd is also active in the main wind and solar markets in Europe, in North and South America, and in various countries in the rapidly growing Asian market. The company has built a global project pipeline of 13,870 MW of onshore wind and 2,300 MWp of solar PV. Today, wpd is active in 28 countries worldwide.
