PowerWind sells 2.5 MW wind turbine to wpd AG

Husum, Germany, September 21, 2010 - The German manufacturer, PowerWind GmbH, has sold its first 2.5 MW wind turbine of type PowerWind 90 to the prestigious project developer wpd. The prototype, with a rotor diameter of 90 meters, will be erected in Bremerhaven, and the commissioning will be completed by the end of 2010. PowerWind did the site development and planning for wpd, and delivers the wind turbine fully operational.
"The entire package consisting of turbine, turnkey project and the location of Bremerhaven was very exciting for us as a Bremen company", declares Hauke Heitmann, head of project development at wpd. "The PowerWind 90 meets all the demands that we place upon a modern wind turbine in the 2-3 MW segment", adds Hauke Behrends, CEO of the Deutsche Windtechnik Service GmbH & Co. KG.
"We are proud and very delighted that Germany's largest developer has decided to purchase the PowerWind 90. This speaks well for the technological concept of our system and honors the commitment of the PowerWind team", says Hendrik Böschen, PowerWind's Senior Sales Manager.
The PowerWind 90 combines solid engineering with advanced power electronics. An innovative gear protection concept and the double main bearings ensure maximum durability and reliability. Due to its full scale converter, the PowerWind 90, with its excellent fault ride-through capabilities and an expanded reactive power control range, meets the most demanding of network requirements. An additional boon for the federal state of Bremen arises from the delivery of the 98 meter high tower from Ambau GmbH in Bremen. Beginning 2011, a product version of the 2.5 MW turbine will also be available with a 100 meter rotor diameter for moderate wind locations, which will also meet SDL requirements.

About PowerWind GmbH
PowerWind GmbH is a German manufacturer of wind turbines with 900 kW and 2500 kW rated power as well as a provider of product-specific services. This dynamically growing company was founded in 2007 and is financed by the international investor Warburg Pincus. The company is represented in Germany at two locations, Hamburg and Bremerhaven. In the state-of-the-art production facility in Bremerhaven, the 900 kW wind turbine type PowerWind 56 has been manufactured in series since January of 2008. The first 2.5 MW wind turbine of type 90 will be installed by the end of 2010.


About wpd AG
wpd plans and operates wind farms worldwide and is active in 21 countries. In total, the company has carried out projects with around 1,600 turbines and an output of 2GW. Currently the wpd international is planning other projects with 7,000 MW in total. Moreover, the group is leading European offshore developer with a pipeline of 10,000 MW. One of the first commercial offshore wind plants Baltic I, attended by wpd, is being currently built. wpd develops offshore projects in Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, France and Italy.


Press contact
Christoph Brösamle
PowerWind GmbH
Kehrwieder 8
20457 Hamburg
Germany
Tel. +49 40 74 10 67-151
c.broesamle@powerwind.de
www.powerwind.de


Christian Schnibbe
- Manager PR & Marketing -
wpd think energy
Kurfürstenallee 23a
28211 Bremen
Germany
tel: +49 (0) 421 168 66 25
mail: c.schnibbe@wpd.de
www.wpd.de