07.06.2021 | 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 3.4 MW each), Las Panaderas (13 turbines of the same type), Navillas and Corralnuevo (12 Siemens Gamesa G132 each) have already produced over 500,000 MWh since the end of 2019. This is a success that demonstrates the wind potential of the project cluster located in the Castilla y León region.
The projects at sites on the Montes Torozos plateau were awarded the contra...
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19.05.2021 | 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...
07.05.2021 | 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...
14.04.2021 | 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...
11.01.2021 | 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...
22.10.2020 | 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...
19.10.2020 |
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...
26.08.2020 |
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...
13.08.2020 |
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...
21.07.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd can record further success in the marketing of wind power in Poland. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was concluded with ENGIE Zielona Energia Sp. z o.o., a wholly owned subsidiary of the French energy supply group ENGIE SA.
The PPA was signed bet... more...
26.06.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The rating agency Euler Hermes has been rating wpd AG since 2003 and since then has consistently awarded the company its coveted A rating. The rating report is based on an extensive analysis and evaluation of the company’s figures and it confirms that wp... more...
23.06.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - In the important Northern European market for long-term electricity supply contracts, so-called power purchase agreements (PPAs), wpd has recently concluded an agreement with another reputable company. K Group, which has its headquarters in Helsinki, cap... more...
17.06.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The French wpd project company ‘Energie Vendée SAS’ can announce an important contract conclusion: ENERCON will supply the turbines for the onshore wind energy project ‘Auzay’.
The Auzay project is located in the municipality of Auchay sur Vendée, Dép... more...
04.06.2020 | Paris (renewablepress) - EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) NYSE:ENB), a leading energy infrastructure company in North America, and wpd, a European renewable energy company, announced today the launch of the Fécamp offshore wind farm following... more...
29.05.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - For the first time, wpd was able to conclude an offsite corporate PPA with physical delivery in Poland. Orange Polska S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of France's largest telecommunications group Orange S.A., is a renowned company that has been secured to... more...
28.05.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd can report further successes with the Spanish project cluster ‘Torozos’ even in times made more difficult by the corona crisis. Through its project company for the onshore wind farm project ‘Corralnuevo’, the Bremen-based developer and operator of on... more...
27.05.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - For wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, the green light can soon be given for the installation of the first turbines at the Aldermyrberget wind farm in the municipality of Skellefteå in the north of Sweden. After challenging infrastructure work, which bega... more...
13.05.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - In Spain, wpd can further expand its successful commitment of many years and is on the road to success even in difficult times due to corona. Following the implementation of three projects in record time in 2019, construction work is now underway on the ... more...
27.05.2020 |
Bremen (renewablepress) - With several contracts, wpd is strengthening its presence and activities in Taiwan and intensifying its focus on this emerging energy market.
Ahead of future tender rounds, wpd signed an agreement with Taiwan Green Power Co, Ltd. (TGP), an offs... more...
12.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - wpd has successfully established itself in the Northern European market for renewable energies as a partner for direct power supply contracts, so-called Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). In doing so, the company is building on its extensive experience wi... more...
05.02.2020 |
Bremen / Stockholm (renewablepress) - With the signing of a PPA contract at the end of April, the wind farm developer wpd was able to place the last piece of the puzzle for the Swedish project Aldermyrberget. Now all the preparations have been made to put the plans for the 72... more...
27.05.2020 |
Bremen (renewablepress) - The Supervisory Board of wpd AG has appointed Björn Nullmeyer as a new member of the Management Board effective April 1st. He will be responsible for the financing division. The expansion of the Management Board from three to four members reflects th... more...
05.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The Polish Energy Regulatory Authority announced on November 21st that wind farm developer wpd has won the contract for implementing four wind projects with a total output of 102.5 MW in Poland. The projects, Jarocin Kozmin (17 turbines with 42.5 MW), Sl... more...
12.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The Spanish projects of the wpd Torozos portfolio are now taking on concrete dimensions: In early September, the company ordered 39 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines of Type SG 3.4-132 with a nominal output of 135 MW. The next step is the construction of the ... more...
05.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The Bremen-based project developer wpd has today filed a constitutional complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe against the provisions of the Windpower-At-Sea-Act which are excluding the wpd offshore project Kaikas from future tender... more...
05.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - The wpd Group will in future also be operating in the US market in the shape of wpd wind projects Inc. The foundations for this move were laid with the signing of the contract to take over Volkswind USA Inc., with its head office in Portland in the US St... more...
05.02.2020 | Bremen (renewablepress) - After its successful completion of the offshore wind farm Butendiek off the island of Sylt, the company wpd AG is continuing its work in the German North Sea. Yesterday evening the first monopile deep foundation of the nearshore wind farm Nordergründe wa... more...
wpd was founded in 1996 in Bremen/Germany and has become one of the leading developers and operators of wind on- and offshore and solar farms in Europe. With a staff of 3,200 employees worldwide, the wpd group has realized projects with 2,400 wind turbines and an output of 5,150 MW in total.
In addition to developing projects in-house, wpd also assumes project partnerships, commercial set-up, contractual drafting, project financing until completion and operation of wind turbines. wpd is constantly expanding its international activities and has set up a worldwide project pipeline of 12,300 MW onshore, 13,800 MW offshore and 1,650 MWp solar PV. Today, the company is active in 28 countries worldwide.
Since 2003, wpd has consistently received a first-class A rating from the Euler Hermes agency (Allianz Group). In addition to the positive status quo analysis, this external assessment of creditworthiness also illustrates the company's very good future prospects.
