Nordex to Install Thirteen N100/2500 Wind Turbines in Suckow

Located in the shire of Ludwigslust-Parchim in the German state of
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, the wind farm will comprise thirteen
N100/2500 wind turbines with a combined output of 32.5 MW.

The project has been planned by Loscon Engineering GmbH. The operator
and final customer is SüdWestStrom Windpark Suckow GmbH (SüdWestStrom),
a cooperative based in Tübingen owned by various German municipal utilities.

The wind farm has a total of six private investors, a private
cooperative and ten municipal utilities including Südwestdeutsche
Stromhandels GmbH, which initially bought the project before
transferring it to the participating municipal utilities and the private
investors.

Nordex will be installing the first few turbines by the end of 2012,
with the entire wind farm scheduled for completion in spring 2013. With
a rotor sweep of 7,854 square metres, the N100/2500 turbines will
generate high yields at the site even in low to moderate wind speeds. As
a result, they will be able to produce 64 million kilowatt/hours of
clean energy per year, sufficient to supply 16,000 homes. Compared with
a lignite-fueled power station, the wind farm will be able to reduce
annual carbon dioxide emissions by around 64,000 tons. It will be
connected to the grid via a transformer station, which is already under
construction.

Südwestdeutsche Stromhandels GmbH is aiming to provide municipal
utilities with an opportunity for investing in efficient power stations
by means of projects such as the Suckow wind farm. "We explored many
different options. However, we ultimately found the most attractive
project for our municipal utilities in Suckow," says Bettina Morlok,
managing director of SüdWestStrom.

Suckow is SüdWestStrom's first onshore wind farm. By investing in the
project swiftly and on favourable terms, the participating municipal
utilities are making a contribution to furthering Germany's new energy
policy. Says Morlok: "Mid-size utilities in particular can invest small
amounts in large projects via our cooperative model without having to
shoulder the development risks. The commitment shown by the municipal
utilities and citizens to the Suckow project shows that the municipal
utilities will be playing an increasingly important role in the adoption
of new methods of producing electricity in Germany."

The Suckow region will also be benefiting from the wind farm. The owners
of the land, who include private individuals as well as the municipality
itself, will be receiving an attractive rent from SüdWestStrom based on
an area model. Under this model, all land owners in the eligible region
will receive remuneration even if no wind turbines are built directly on
their particular land. The income generated will allow the municipality
to finance important investments in the future.

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