Volkswind GmbH is one of the largest operators of

wind farms Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few h ...

in Germany.Cp. Financial Times Deutschland insert Energie: Auf windjagd in Übersee Ralf Köpke, 19 February 2008 The company was founded in 1993 by Martin Daubner and Matthias Stommel, former

Enercon Enercon GmbH is a wind turbine manufacturer based in Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has been the market leader in Germany since the mid-1990s. Enercon has production facilities in Germany (Aurich, Emden and Magdeburg), Brazil, India, Canada, ...

employees. The company's headquarters is in

Ganderkesee Ganderkesee (Northern Low Saxon: ''Gannerseer'') is a municipality in Oldenburg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Ganderkesee is located on the northern edge of a nature park called "Wildeshauser Geest". The northernmost part of the c ...

, Germany, and has worldwide subsidiaries in France, England, Poland,

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

and the US. The company develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy wind

power plants A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many pow ...

History and milestones

1993 * Foundation of Volkswind as IPP * Installation of the first

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...

with capacity of 500 kW 1997 * Acquisition of

Egeln Egeln () is a small town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Egelner Mulde. Geography Egeln is situated on the river Bode, approx. nor ...

castle (

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

) as new headquarters 1998 * Development of world largest 4,5 MW wind mill (Enercon E 112 height:124m; rotor width: 112m) 2001 * More than 50 MW installed 2002 * Subsidiary in Paris, France * More than 100 MW installed 2005 * Subsidiary in

Goleniów Goleniów ( csb, Gòłonóg; german: Gollnow) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,844 inhabitants (2011). It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeshi ...

, Poland * Subsidiary in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, UK * Development of world highest wind mill from Vestas model V90 (125m) * More than 200 MW installed 2006 * Development of largest

wind farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turb ...

Cormainville Cormainville () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Population Economy In 2006, the largest wind farm, at that time, was installed by the Volkswind company. It consists of 30 Vestas V80-2MW wind turbines with a co ...

, France at that time (30

Vestas Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Un ...

V80-2MW wind turbines with combined

nameplate capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,

of 60 MW) * More than 300 MW installed 2007 * New headquarter in Ganderkesee * Subsidiary in

with partner * More than 400 MW installed 2008 * Subsidiary in Portland, Oregon, USA

Gallery

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Image:Cormainville wind farm.jpg,

, France Image:Ganderkesee.jpg, Headquarters:

, Germany

References

Euler Hermes Rating

Renewable Energy Industry

Die Business-Welt der Regenerativen Energiewirtschaft

Erneuerbare Energien

External links

Volkswind GmbH web page
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