History
- The story of wpd has already lasted more than two decades. A success story which the company has developed ever further since its inception in 1996, as it has now long since put its commitment to renewable energy and the challenge of the energy turnaround into practice on a global scale. Follow a few important milestones in our history here …
2023
- wpd continues to grow in key markets for wind and solar energy
- wpd concludes refinancing of Taiwanese Luwei and Chungwei onshore wind farms
2022
wpd receives concessions for the development of onshore projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021
- wpd completes wind farm Torozos in Spain with about 170 MW
2020
- wpd awards Nordex Group contract for 188 MW in Finland
2019
- Björn Nullmeyer becomes new member of wpd AG’s Management Board
- wpd is establishing itself as a part-ner for PPAs in Finland and Sweden
2016
- Tender contract awarded for 350 megawatts for onshore wind farm in Chile
2015
- Company’s own portfolio of wind farms crosses the 1,000 megawatts mark
2014
- wpd commissions its first two projects in Canada, and also starts construction of a major project in Finland
2011
Stadtwerke München takes a 33 percent stake in wpd europe GmbH; the international onshore activities in Europe and Canada are consolidated in this wpd subsidiary
2006
wpd acquires EnerSys GmbH; this leads to acceleration of international project development; Managing Director of EnerSys, Dr. Hartmut Brösamle, is appointed to the Board of wpd AG
2005
- wpd enters the world of international project financing with a 50 megawatts project in Taiwan
- Wind turbines with more than 1,000 MW are installed by wpd
2001
- wpd AG set up
- Over 200 turbines and around 240 megawatts in operation
2000
- wpd offshore GmbH founded
- More than 100 turbines and over 100 megawatts on the grid
1997
Realisation of the first wind farm:
Olzheimer Berg
1996
wpd GmbH founded by Dr. Klaus Meier and Dr. Gernot Blanke