REpower delivers 15 wind turbines for project in Poland

With a total output of 30.75 MW, the Lipniki wind farm is the company’s biggest project so far in Poland

REpower to appear at the European trade fair EWEC in Warsaw in April


Hamburg, 24 March 2010. REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) has concluded a contract with a project company of the WSB Group to deliver 15 wind turbines to Poland. The REpower MM92 turbines each have a rated power of 2.05 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 80 meters. They are due to be constructed and commissioned at the Lipniki wind farm near Opole in south-west Poland by fall this year.

With a total output of 30.75 MW, the Lipniki wind farm is so far the biggest project undertaken by the Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer in Poland. REpower only entered the Polish market in 2009 with the two wind farms Leki Dukielskie and Bukowsko near Rzeszow.

Poland is currently one of the fastest-growing markets for wind energy which, as the company’s CEO Per Hornung Pedersen says, makes this contract extremely important to REpower Systems AG: “We can see a lot of potential on the Polish market for wind power. The country is home to many more prime wind locations. We are also delighted to be working alongside WSB in Poland following the successful completion of a joint project in Germany.”

REpower’s many years of experience was a key criterion in the selection of the turbine type, adds WSB. Furthermore, the reliability and high performance of REpower MM92 will also ensure that the wind park operates without any problems.

In the end, the flexible and non-bureaucratic negotiations between both contractual partners helped ensure that the tight project deadlines were met, says the Dresden-based company.

From April 20 to 23, 2010, REpower will be appearing at the industry’s most important trade fair in Europe, the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) in Warsaw. Over 250 companies will be showcasing their products and services on some 5,000 square meters of exhibition space. At its stand in Hall 3, REpower Systems AG will exhibit a range of product innovations from its onshore and offshore portfolio.

REpower Systems AG at the EWEC: Hall 3, Stand 3310


About REpower:
REpower Systems AG, a Suzlon group company, is one of the leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The international mechanical engineering company develops, produces and markets wind turbines with rated outputs of 2.05 MW to 6.15 MW and rotor diameters of 82 meters to 126 meters for almost any location. The company also offers a comprehensive portfolio of service and maintenance packages. The profitable and reliable systems are designed at the REpower TechCenter in Osterrönfeld and manufactured at its plants in Husum (North Friesland), Trampe (Brandenburg) and Bremerhaven as well as Portugal and China.
With about 2,000 employees worldwide, the company, which has been listed since March 2002 and is headquartered in Hamburg, can make use of the experience gained from the manufacture and installation of over 2,000 wind turbines around the world. REpower is represented by distribution partners, subsidiaries and participations in European markets such as France, Belgium, the UK, Italy, Portugal and Spain as well as on a global level in the USA, Japan, China, Australia and Canada.


About WSB:
The WSB Group, which is headquartered in Dresden, is a leading full-service provider for wind farm projects in Germany. Its core business focuses on project development as well as on marketing wind farms and photovoltaic plants both in Germany and abroad. WSB has so far been involved in the construction of 238 wind farms with 357 MW of installed power and a project volume of EUR 506 million. The Group and its associated companies employ around 110 employees in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece and Romania.