wpd ag wind energy in argentina company profile and goals comodoro rivadavia, october 1st
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wpd AG
Wind energy in Argentina
Company profile and goals
Comodoro Rivadavia, October 1st
Introduction
Arvid Hesse
• 34 years old
• Graduate in Energy Engineering
• Engaged in wind energy development since 2000
• Special focus on green field development and technical aspects of wind farm planning
• At wpd responsible for Greece and South America
Key Facts
• wpd is a worldwide acting Turn Key Developer, Seller and Operator of wind energy projects
• Founded in 1996. Headquarters in Bremen, Germany
• About 200 employees
• Total investment: 1.66 billion EURO / 2.34 billion US$
• Commissioned power: 1185 MW (operating 1600 MW)
Thereof: Taiwan: 50 MW France: 18.5 MW Croatia: 11,2 MW Belgium: 9 MW
Key Facts
wpd offers the complete range of services in the form of
custom-tailored, single-source solutions:
wpd-group
Project Development
Operation & Maintenance
ConstructionFinancing
Key market Europe
Project Pipeline Onshore & Offshore about 6,000 Megawatt
Offices in:
Germany (6)France (3)Spain (3)Croatia (2)ItalyBulgariaSwedenFinlandDenmarkGreat Britain
Worldwide Activities
active development market entry intended
Strategy & Outlook
• The ongoing strategy of wpd is to continuously expand the wpd planned and owned wind farms around the world.
• wpd will be a dominant player in selected wind energy key markets.
• wpd is on track to be Europe´s leading Offshore developer
Overview Business Fields
Checklist before entering new markets:
• Excellent wind regime
• Clear targets for renewable energies
• Good legal, political and economic framework
• Grid access
Goals / Strategy for Argentina
First impressions of the Argentine market:
Huge wind potential and good infrastructure
Promising market
Political will for renewable energies
Feed-in-tariff / political framework
Goals / Strategy for Argentina
• Long term commitment
• Taking and being part of the Argentine wind energy development
• Establishment of an Argentine company
• Own project development and/or long term partnership with local developer
Goals / Strategy for Argentina
develop, finance, build and operate!
Goals / Strategy for Argentina
