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  • wpd Secures All Supply Contracts for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Breakthrough for Butendiek offshore wind farm: After intense negotiations throughout the summer wpd group, located in Bremen, was able to…   [mappress] Source: wpd, September 02, 2011

  • Wpd Unveils Two Offshore Wind Projects in Romania

    31 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Germany-headquartered renewable energy developer wpd offshore plans to build two offshore wind farms in Romania’s sector of the Black Sea and has already summitted application documents with the Romanian government. Wpd said that it officially applied for the development of the two offshore wind projects in July 2021 and that it had established separate project […]

  • wpd: A developer prepared to take risks

    2 August 2012

    Now recognised as one of the world’s leading wind developers and Independent Renewable Power Producers (IRPP), wpd group has a staff of about 700 people around the world. Founded in 1996, wpd has been one of the key players in the wind sector right from its very inception, wpd has constructed and financed more than […]

  • wpd Closes Yunlin Offshore Wind Financing Syndication

    1 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer wpd group has confirmed the closing of the syndication for its EUR 2.5 billion Yunlin offshore wind financing in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in the Asia Pacific, reached financial close on 30 May. “wpd is very happy about the successful closing of […]

  • Nordergründe Attracts Fresh Cash

    21 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Gothaer Leben Renewables GmbH has acquired an equity stake in the 110 MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, wpd AG, the developer and the future operator of the wind farm said in a statement. Gothaer reportedly invested EUR 60 million in the project.  “We are very pleased that we have been able to win Gothaer as a renowned and […]

  • Butendiek OWF Up and Running

    5 August 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    By bringing the 80th and thus final wind turbine into operation, wpd has completed the construction of the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm, which is now in full operation.  Wpd, the Bremen wind developer and operator is responsible for the construction and operation phases. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is jointly owned by wpd, Marguerite Fund, […]

  • Wpd Gathers Guanyin OWF Dream Team

    26 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Wpd has signed several supply agreements for the 350 MW Guanyin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. MHI Vestas will supply 36 of its V164-type wind turbines, for which CS Wind Taiwan will manufacture the towers. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will be in charge of the wind turbine installation. Taiwanese companies Formosa Heavy Industries and CTCI Machinery […]

  • Locally Built CTV for Yunlin OWF Launched

    10 August 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    A Taiwan-built crew transfer vessel (CTV) which will operate at the Yunlin offshore wind farm has been completed and launched, according to Deutsche Windtechnik. The CTV, named Prosperous 1 (風盛1號), was ordered by the developer wpd and the service provider Deutsche Windtechnik from Prosperous Wind Shipping, and built by LungTeh shipyard. “The vessel is the […]

  • Swiss Utility Company to Participate in Butendiek OWF Development

    9 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Swiss utility Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz) has acquired a stake in wpd’s Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The other investors are Marguerite Fund, Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), Industriens Pensionsforsikring (IP), Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA) and CDC Infrastructure (Caisse des Dépôts group). “The ewz participation is a further favorable signal for the offshore wind […]

  • Wpd Takes Legal Action over French Offshore Wind Tender Decision

    20 May 2014
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    After the results of the second French tender for offshore wind, Germany-based wind power developer wpd challenged the results of Vendée project and initiated legal action on the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) assessment. The company said that it wants to understand the analysis of the bids made by the CRE, which was followed by the French […]

  • Wpd and DORIS Engineering Partner Offshore France

    22 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wpd France has signed an agreement with DORIS Engineering to deliver studies for floating offshore wind in French waters. Under the agreement, DORIS said it will provide strategic expertise in aero-hydrodynamic, mooring, cables, geotechnical and structural issues. According to the French company, the research and studies will provide wpd with insights in terms of technologies, construction and […]

  • wpd receives award for exemplary environmental impact assessment

    25 March 2010
    R&D

    The Finnish annual EIA award was granted to wpd Finland Oy for the exemplary environmental impact assessment of the Suurhiekka offshore wind park. Until now, the prize has never been granted to a wind power project before. wpd Finland Oy was considered to have done significant progress in the field of environmental assessment. Finnish association […]

  • Van Oord Sells Gemini Stake

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has sold its 10% stake in the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm to the ALTE LEIPZIGER-HALLESCHE insurance group.

  • WPD’s Wind Energy Capacity Exceeds 1GW

    14 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    By the end of 2014, WPD AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm operators in the German and European markets. The wind farms are mainly in Germany and selected […]

  • German Offshore Wind Law Excludes Kaikas, Wpd Takes It to Court

    29 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Wpd today filed a complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe against the provisions of the German offshore wind energy law (WindSeeG), which exclude wpd’s offshore wind project Kaikas from future tenders without indemnification.  

  • SgurrEnergy Backs Butendiek Project

    23 September 2015

    SgurrEnergy has been involved in 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm since 2011 and has completed construction monitoring services on behalf of the project lenders. The Butendiek wind farm, located approximately 32 km west of the German island of Sylt, was developed by wpd AG and comprises of 80 Siemens wind turbines which will be a […]

  • Wpd AG Places First Promissory Note Loan

    23 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Wpd AG has placed its first promissory note loan in the amount of EUR 68.5 million for institutional investors to finance expansion plans outside Europe.

  • Brittany Region and wpd Sign Floating Wind Pact

    21 September 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind developer wpd and the Brittany Region have signed an agreement to promote the development of floating wind in this French region.

  • Yunlin Offshore Wind Project Achieves Financial Close

    30 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore wind developer wpd AG has reached financial close on the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. The Yunlin project is 73% owned by wpd and 27% owned by a Sojitz Corp-led consortium which includes Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc., Chudenko Corporation, Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation. […]

  • WPD Italia Plans 342 MW Wind Project in Gulf of Manfredonia

    29 May 2012

      Part of WPD Group, WPD Italia, is going ahead with its plans to install 95 Siemens’ wind turbines off the coast of Apuliain, writes the Wind Power Intelligence. The company has asked environmental ministry for a permit to conduct environmental impact assessment in the Gulf of Manfredonia for the Gargano South wind project. The […]

  • Wpd Puts Together Nordergründe Dream Team

    23 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Wpd AG has closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe offshore wind project.  Nordergründe is the first German offshore project for which the work will be exclusively delivered and installed by German companies. Moreover, all suppliers have their manufacturing in the north-west region. As announced earlier today, Senvion is providing its 6MW turbines. Ambau is […]

  • More Contracts for Gennaker Project Coming Up

    4 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    WPD has started the realisation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located 15 kilometers off the German Baltic Sea coast, with the conditional order of 103 Siemens Gamesa 9 MW offshore wind turbines, announced today (4 July), and the start of the soil investigation work at wind turbine locations. At the same time, the tendering […]

  • Wpd Receives Initial Approval for Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    15 December 2017

    Wpd’s offshore wind farm proposed to be built off the coast of Taiwan’s Yunlin county received an initial approval from Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in November, according to Taipei Times.

  • CWind Phantom to Support Yunlin OWF Construction

    2 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Wpd, the developer of the Taiwanese Yunlin offshore wind farm, has awarded CWind Taiwan with a contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) which will support the project’s two-year construction phase. The vessel operator will deploy CWind Phantom for crew transfer during construction works. The 27-metre CTV, built in 2015 and officially named in 2017, […]

  • Denmark: Blue Water Shipping Congratulates Romo Port with Butendiek Contract

    29 August 2012

    Romo Port on the West coast of Denmark has signed a contract with WPD for the Butendiek project consisting of 80 turbines. “This marks an important step for Romo port that has struggled to be noticed in the offshore wind industry as suitable port for operation in competition with the larger ports. From Blue Water […]

  • Wpd Group Prepares Implementation of The Butendiek Project (Germany)

    10 March 2011

    The wpd group in Bremen is currently preparing the implementation of the offshore wind farm project Butendiek, which will consist of 80 wind turbine generators and will be built 32 km to the west of Sylt in the German North Sea. The project company, Butendiek Offshore Windpark GmbH & Co. KG, has now commissioned KfW […]