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 announce that they have signed definitive agreements for GIP to acquire 100% of wpd offshore GmbH (“wpd offshore”), the offshore wind business of wpd. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable green hydrogen production, and wpd Offshore AB, one of the world's leading developers of onshore and offshore wind power, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish and directly connect a facility for green hydrogen production to wpd's planned offshore wind farm, Storgrundet, in Söderhamn.
Speculative reports on a possible sale of Bremer wpd AG are subject of misinformation, as the company announces today.
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 separate project companies have already been established, are to be developed and built off the Black Sea coast.
Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (“JRE”; headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo) and wpd AG group (“wpd”, headquartered in Bremen, Germany) announce that they have agreed that wpd will invest and co-develop the Saikai Enoshima Offshore Wind Power Project (the “Project”) being developed by JRE.
wpd, the Bremen-based project developer and operator of wind and solar farms, is adding another project to its pipeline in the Philippines.
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.
wpd, together with Commerzbank and Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB), can announce the achievement of financial close in the Finnish project Karhunnevankangas (Karhu).
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 its Athens location with the support of the German wpd team.
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.
A new wpd image film presents fascinating insights into the commitment of the project developer from Bremen, Germany.
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 2022. Here, wpd relies on the proven partnership with the turbine manufacturer Nordex.
Poland’s exciting market for renewable energies continues to gain momentum and wpd is contributing to this as a successful wind farm project developer.
Wind farm project ‘Horse Heaven’ is designed as a ‘hybrid system project’
Strong partners for the Guanyin offshore wind farm are ready to go
A spectacular action reflects the political will to promote wind energy
wpd concludes electricity supply contract with ENGIE in Poland
The rating agency Euler Hermes has been rating wpd AG since 2003 and since then has consistently awarded the company its coveted A rating.
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, capital city of Finland, operates retail chains in Finland and Northern Europe, covering an extensive range of products.
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’.
EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, Enbridge Inc., 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 the finalisation of financing agreements between the consortium and its financial partners during the weekend.
For the first time, wpd was able to conclude an offsite corporate PPA with physical delivery in Poland.
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 onshore and offshore wind farms has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Ball Corporation, based in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
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.
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 fourth project of the Torozos project cluster, the “Corralnuevo” wind farm.
Good news both for wpd’s commitment to the Northern European market for renewable energies and for the concluded Power Purchase Agreement (PPA): In the Kuuronkallio project in Finland, above-average yields were recorded in the first months of the windy year 2020.
Joint venture with LeaLea for third tender round / Major Thai utility EGCO participating in Yunlin project / Improved schedule for Guanyin project
wpd group confirms closing of the syndication for its NT$ 85.5 bn (€ 2.5 bn) Yunlin offshore wind financing in Taiwan.
After launching its Seoul office in late 2018, wpd is securing a pipeline of five onshore wind projects with a total capacity exceeding 160 MW entering into a co-operation with a local developer.
The 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in Asia Pacific and the first large multi megawatt offshore wind project in Taiwan, reached financial close on May 30th 2019.
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