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Type
  
GmbH

Website
  
www.volkswind.com

Founded
  
1993

Number of employees
  
45

Headquarters
  
Ganderkesee, Germany

Parent organization
  
Axpo Holding

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Products
  
Clean Energy; Wind Energy projects

Founders
  
Martin Daubner, Matthias Stommel

Volkswind GmbH belongs to the leading Independent Power Producers in Europe and with over 40 wind farms is one of the largest operators of wind farms in Germany. The company was founded in 1993 by Martin Daubner and Matthias Stommel, former Enercon employees. Companies headquarters is based in Ganderkesee, Germany, and has worldwide subsidiaries in France, England, Poland, Bulgaria and USA.

The company develops and finances, builds and operates renewable energy wind power plants.

History and milestones

1993

  • Foundation of Volkswind as IPP
  • Installation of the first windmill with capacity of 500 kW

    • 1997

  • Acquisition of Egeln castle (Saxony-Anhalt) 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, Poland
  • Subsidiary in Manchester, UK
  • Development of world highest wind mill from Vestas model V90 (125m)
  • More than 200 MW installed

    • 2006

  • Development of largest wind farm in Cormainville, France at that time (30 Vestas V80-2MW wind turbines with combined nameplate capacity of 60 MW)
  • More than 300 MW installed

    • 2007

  • New headquarter in Ganderkesee
  • Subsidiary in Bulgaria with partner
  • More than 400 MW installed

    • 2008

  • Subsidiary in Portland, Oregon, USA

    • References

    Volkswind Wikipedia
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