Which was shown in 2008: Energie Baden-Württemberg [EnBW],
Germany's third largest electricity company, acquires four projects developed by wpd at a stroke - the two North Sea projects,
Hohe See" and "He Dreiht" as well as the two Baltic projects, Baltic 1 and Kriegers Flak I. Together, these four wind farms on the
high seas reach a total output of around 1,200 mégawatts. At the
same time, both companies agréé to collaborate on the project
and construction management of these four projects. Of these
four projects, the smallest, with an output of almost 50 MW, has
been in operation since 2011: following the test field, alpha ventus, Germany's first commercial offshore wind farm starts in the
shape of EnBW Baltic 1 [as it is officially calledj. The follow-on
project, EnBW Baltic 2 with an output of 288 MW, will be connected to the grid in the course of 2015 - like Butendiek.
The sale of four projects at the same time represents a coup with
which wpd joins the Champions League of developers for offshore
wind farms: at that time no other player in the market was as
successful as wpd in marketing offshore wind farms. Even then,
wpd had no intention of resting on its laurels. "We will continue
to develop our European project portfolio of around 5,000 mégawatts. Specifically, we are wprking on projects in Sweden, Denmark and other projects in the German North Sea, Finland and
offshore projects in Southern Europe", explained Achim Berge
Olsen after the agreement was reached with EnBW. The lawyer
has been Managing Director of wpd offshore GmbH since its inception.
It is no coincidence, therefore, that with this more than respectable standing in the offshore wind power business, wpd is
asked in the course of 2010 whether the company does not want
to take over the Butendiek project. The Scottish energy company,
Scottish and Southern Energy [SSE], which had only acguired the
project rights for Butendiek in 2008, was looking for a buyer for
its only German offshore project.
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Germany's third largest electricity company, acquires four projects developed by wpd at a stroke - the two North Sea projects,
Hohe See" and "He Dreiht" as well as the two Baltic projects, Baltic 1 and Kriegers Flak I. Together, these four wind farms on the
high seas reach a total output of around 1,200 mégawatts. At the
same time, both companies agréé to collaborate on the project
and construction management of these four projects. Of these
four projects, the smallest, with an output of almost 50 MW, has
been in operation since 2011: following the test field, alpha ventus, Germany's first commercial offshore wind farm starts in the
shape of EnBW Baltic 1 [as it is officially calledj. The follow-on
project, EnBW Baltic 2 with an output of 288 MW, will be connected to the grid in the course of 2015 - like Butendiek.
The sale of four projects at the same time represents a coup with
which wpd joins the Champions League of developers for offshore
wind farms: at that time no other player in the market was as
successful as wpd in marketing offshore wind farms. Even then,
wpd had no intention of resting on its laurels. "We will continue
to develop our European project portfolio of around 5,000 mégawatts. Specifically, we are wprking on projects in Sweden, Denmark and other projects in the German North Sea, Finland and
offshore projects in Southern Europe", explained Achim Berge
Olsen after the agreement was reached with EnBW. The lawyer
has been Managing Director of wpd offshore GmbH since its inception.
It is no coincidence, therefore, that with this more than respectable standing in the offshore wind power business, wpd is
asked in the course of 2010 whether the company does not want
to take over the Butendiek project. The Scottish energy company,
Scottish and Southern Energy [SSE], which had only acguired the
project rights for Butendiek in 2008, was looking for a buyer for
its only German offshore project.
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