The Juwi GmbH is a company which builds renewable power supply facilities. Founded by Fred Jung and

Matthias Willenbacher Matthias Willenbacher (born 14 July 1969 at Schneebergerhof, Gerbach) is a German entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of renewable energy. Willenbacher studied physics and founded the company juwi together with Fred Jung in 1996. He was a member ...

in 1996, in Rhineland-Palatinate,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The today's headquarters is in

Wörrstadt Wörrstadt is a town in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The town lies in Rhenish Hesse on the northwest edge of the Upper Rhine Plain. It is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Wör ...

. The name "juwi" is an acronym based on the initials of its two founders. In its early days Juwi was a two-man company. Today Juwi has over 900 employees and 900 million Euro revenue. Solar parks are built by Juwi, for example

Waldpolenz Solar Park The Waldpolenz Solar Park is a 52-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built by German developer and operator Juwi at a former military air base near Leipzig, Eastern Germany. When completed by the end of 2008, it was the world's largest ...

References

External links

Official website of Juwi-USA
* {{Official website, http://www.juwi.com/ Companies based in Rhineland-Palatinate Renewable energy technology companies