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REpower turbines generate enough wind energy for 18 million people
· Takes total installations to over 9.6 GW of capacity worldwide
Pune/Hamburg: Suzlon Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE announced the completion of installation of its 5,000th turbine, located in Baden-Württemberg’s biggest public wind farm, “Großer Wald”, near Buchen in the Neckar-Odenwald district.
Five REpower 3.2M114 turbines that comprise the wind farm will produce around 28 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually – enough for around 7,500 homes. Yesterday, the second one was erected. Through these 5,000 turbines, REpower has so far installed more than 9.6 gigawatt of capacity, enough to supply more than 18 million people – or the entire population of the Netherlands – with electricity.
REpower today is not just a major player in the onshore industry, the Hamburg-based company is also setting new standards offshore, demonstrated by its 6-megawatt turbines, the most powerful series-manufactured offshore turbines in the world. The world’s biggest offshore wind farm consisting of 6 MW-turbines, Thornton Bank, entered operation on 17th September 2013, where forty-eight REpower 6M and six REpower 5M turbines generate enough electricity for 600,000 people.
Speaking on the milestone, Andreas Nauen, CEO – REpower Systems SE, said: “We stand for quality. And that’s what energy companies demand from their wind power plants just as public wind farms do for independent electricity generation. We are delighted that we contribute to a clean energy supply as a reliable partner with projectspecific solutions and products that meet our customer’s needs.”
The German domestic market is making a strong contribution to REpower’s business. In the first half of 2013, REpower installed more than 200 megawatts in Germany, thereby achieving a 21 per cent market share. In Schleswig-Holstein, its market share of installed turbines is more than 50 per cent in the first half of 2013. The goal for 2013 is to achieve a stable, double-digit market share in Germany.
About REpower:
REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary within the Suzlon Group, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The international mechanical engineering company develops, produces and markets wind turbines for almost any location – with rated outputs of 1.8 MW to 6.15 MW and rotor diameters of 82 metres to 126 metres. Furthermore, the company offers its customers project specific solutions in the areas of turnkey, service and maintenance, transport and installation, as well as foundation planning and construction. 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, India and China. With more than 3,300 employees worldwide the company headquartered in Hamburg can make use of the experience gained from the manufacture and installation of 5,000 wind turbines around the world. REpower is by distribution partners, subsidiaries and participations in European markets such as France, Belgium, the UK, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Poland and Spain as well as on a global level in the USA, China, Australia and Canada.
About Suzlon Group:
The Suzlon Group is ranked as the world’s fifth largest* wind turbine supplier, in terms of cumulative installed capacity and marketshare, at the end of 2012. The company’s global spread extends across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and North and South America with over 22,500 MW of wind energy capacity installed, operations across over 30 countries and a workforce of over 11,000. The Group offers one of the most comprehensive product portfolios – ranging from sub-megawatt onshore turbines at 600 Kilowatts (KW), to the world’s largest commercially-available offshore turbine at 6.15 MW – with a vertically integrated, low-cost, manufacturing base. The Group – headquartered at Suzlon One Earth in Pune, India – comprises Suzlon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries, including REpower Systems SE. Visit us at www.suzlon.com
Source: *BTM Consult ApS – A part of Navigant Consulting – World Market Update 2012.