Juwi and BKW commission first joint wind farm
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Juwi and BKW commission first joint wind farm
BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) and the juwi Group, a leading developer of renewable energy projects, have commissioned their first jointly implemented wind farm in Landkern (Rheinland-Pfalz). The wind farm of the new joint venture BKWind consists of four wind power facilities with a total capacity of eight Megawatts and will produce around 20 million Kilowatt hours of CO2-free electricity per year. The investment costs are in the region of EUR 12 million.
''Implementation of the first joint wind farm is an important step - for renewable energies and for the joint venture BKWind. This successful premiere will be followed by a number of additional
projects which we want to use to drive wind power forward. Everyone benefits from cooperation between energy suppliers and project developers: renewable energies, the climate, the region and the
companies involved,'' explains Manfred Jakobs, CEO of juwi renewable IPP (Independent Power Producer).
''As in Switzerland, BKW promotes renewable energies abroad and has defined an extensive investment programme with this in mind. The emphasis is on wind power. Commissioning of the wind farm in
Landkern is an important step in building up an extensive wind power portfolio. The cooperation with juwi will enable the rapid implementation of additional projects,'' says Samuel Leupold, Head of
Energy International and Trading at BKW.
juwi and BKW forged a strategic partnership in April 2009 with the aim of promoting the use of renewable energies. The partners are focussing on expanding wind power capacities and are aiming to
build several wind farms at various locations in Germany by 2015, with a collective installed capacity of around 200 Megawatts.
Further information
BKW FMB Energie AG
Antonio Sommavilla
Media Communications
Tel. 031 330 51 07
info {at} bkw-fmb.ch
Ralf Heidenreich
Pressestelle
Tel. 0049 6732 9657 1207
heidenreich {at} juwi.de
