Press Releases 2003
Gross revenue of EUR 138.8 million and EBIT of EUR 3.7 million in the first nine months of 2003
Significant increase in booked business
Q4 development on target so far
Hamburg, 20. November 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), one of the leading wind energy companies, generated gross revenue of EUR 138.8 million in the first nine months of 2003, as against EUR 139.5 million in 2002....[More]
REpower slightly exceeds 2003 construction target
188 turbines erected in past fiscal year
Hamburg, January 6, 2004. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multi-megawatt class in particular, erected 188 wind turbines in fiscal year 2003, exceeding its construction target of...[More]
REpower boosts activities in China
Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, Chairman of the Managing Board, signs cooperation agreements during trade delegation visit led by German Chancellor
Hamburg, December 1, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multimegawatt class in particular, is stepping up its business activities in China. Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, Chairman...[More]
REpower Systems AG enters Portuguese market
Hamburg, November 10, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), a leading provider of wind turbines, in the multi megawatt class in particular, is now supplying the Portuguese market via its subsidiary REpower España. A...[More]
Olaf Struck new Managing Board member of REpower Systems AG
Hamburg, October 16, 2003. At yesterday's meeting of the Supervisory Board of REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), Olaf Struck was appointed as a new member of the Managing Board. The Husum Site Operations Manager will join...[More]
MVV Energie and REpower plan joint wind farms in Spain
Hamburg/Ampudia, September 27, 2003. Mannheim-based energy distributor and services company MVV Energie AG (WKN: 725590) and Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer REpower Systems AG (WKN: 617703) are joining forces to erect 230...[More]
REpower and Peter Brotherhood form REpower UK joint venture
Activities in key European market of Great Britain stepped up
Husum, September 26, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multi-megawatt class in particular, and the British engineering company Peter Brotherhood Ltd., a leading...[More]
OSTWIND and REpower team up for "Tour de Vent"
September 25, 2003Husum, September 25, 2003. Master agreement for "Fruges" model wind power project in northern France signed at HUSUMwind trade fair Wind turbine production planned in Pas de Calais following successful pilot...[More]
REpower presents REpower 5M – the world’s largest wind turbine – at HUSUMwind
Other trade fair news: - ISP Plus full-service maintenance package- Formation of REpower UK joint ventureHusum, September 23, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the...[More]
REpower to supply one of Germany’s largest repowering projects
Installation of 14 REpower wind turbines
Hamburg, September 18, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multi-megawatt class in particular, is to supply what is currently the largest repowering project in Germany – the...[More]
“Bronzene Tine” and audience prize for wind energy fairy tale “Goldschüppchen”
September 15, 2003. The wind energy fairy tale “Goldschüppchen”, sponsored by REpower, was awarded the “Bronzene Tine” prize at the 18th Husum Film Festival last Saturday. The audience was enthusiastic about the short film, also...[More]
REpower Systems AG: Thomas Franck new Managing Board member for domestic and foreign distribution
Hamburg, September 4, 2003. Thomas Franck is the new Managing Board member for domestic and foreign distribution at REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, SIN 617703). He was appointed to the company’s Managing Board with immediate effect...[More]
Slight rise in total revenue - H1 2003 EBIT totals EUR-2.8 million
Clear growth in market share
Outlook for year as a whole more cautious
Hamburg, August 28, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617703), a wind energy industry leader, recorded total revenue of EUR 78.4 million in the first half of 2003, as against EUR 75.3 million in 2002. This represents an...[More]
REpower strengthens project development in Greece
Joint venture formed with construction company Diekat
Hamburg, July 31, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multi-megawatt class in particular, and the Greek construction company Diekat ATE are forming a joint venture: REpower...[More]
The Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein is visiting REpower production location Husum on her summer trip
17 July 2003. The Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein Heide Simonis is today visiting REpower Systems AG on her summer trip. Besides a guided tour of the plant the issue “offshore” is on the programme at the production...[More]
REpower increases its market share in Germany to 7.3 per cent in the first half of the year
Fourth largest producer in Germany
16 July 2003. REpower Systems AG was able to increase its market share in Germany in the first half of the year 2003 from 6.2 to 7.3 per cent compared with the first half of the year 2002. Thus in a market which is on the decline...[More]
REpower concludes contract to deliver ten MM82s for one of Germany’s first offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
Hamburg, July 15, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a leading supplier of wind turbines in the multi-megawatt class in particular, is to provide ten 2-megawatt MM82 turbines for the “Baltic I” offshore wind farm....[More]
Second REpower MM82 prototype installed in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog
July 9, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a wind energy industry leader in the multi-megawatt class in particular, has installed the second prototype of its MM82 2-megawatt turbine in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog. The...[More]
REpower to sponsor „wind power fairy tale“
June 11, 2003. REpower Systems AG is sponsoring „Goldschüppchen,“ a contemporary fairy tale involving wind power. Produced by achterndiekFILM in Hamburg, this short film is competing for the „Goldene Tine“ award at the Husum Film...[More]
Prototype of the REpower MM82 2-megawatt wind turbine connected to the power grid
28 May, 2003. The prototype of the REpower MM82 was connected to the power grid today. The 2-megawatt wind turbine, which has a rotor diameter of 82 metres and is ideal for inland sites, was erected on the test field of Windtest...[More]
Gross revenue up 69 percent
Net loss substantially reduced in first quarter of 2003
Gross revenue target of EUR 330 million for 2003 confirmed
Hamburg, Germany, May 22, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDax, WKN 617703), a wind energy industry leader, recorded gross revenue of EUR 36.4 million in the first quarter of 2003, as against EUR 21.6 million in 2002. This represents...[More]
REpower completes major development work on 5M
5-megawatt wind turbine
Installation of prototype scheduled for spring 2004
Hamburg, Germany, May 20, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a wind energy industry leader in the multi-megawatt class in particular, has completed major development work on its 5-megawatt wind turbine. The REpower...[More]
REpower General Meeting resolves dividend of EUR 0.60 per share
Hamburg, Germany, May 06, 2003. The shareholders of REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703) have expressed their full support for the company at the General Meeting in Hamburg. All agenda items were adopted with majorities of...[More]
REpower increases interest in French equity investment Les Vents de France to 80 percent
Hamburg, Germany, April 22, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, WKN 617 703), a wind energy industry leader, has increased its interest in the French company Les Vents de France (LVDF), a joint venture with the Belgian company...[More]
REpower quality management receives
April 10, 2003. The quality management system of REpower Systems AG has received certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 by Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH (GLC). The system, which was introduced in all corporate...[More]
REpower presents 2-megawatt turbine with 82-meter rotor diameter
MM82 is based on the proven MD platform
Hamburg, Germany, April 09, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDax, SIN 617 703), a wind energy industry leader, is presenting its new 2-megawatt MM82 turbine at the Hannover trade fair 2003. The turbine, with a rotor diameter of 82...[More]
German chancellor looks in at REpower booth while visiting medium-sized companies at Hannover trade fair
Hamburg, April 07, 2003. While visiting with medium-sized companies on the opening day of the 2003 Hannover trade fair, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder made a stop at the booth of REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, SIN 617 703). The...[More]
REpower exceeds targets
Gross revenue up 71 percent to EUR 251.0 million
EBIT margin: 10.4 percent; net profit up 65 percent - dividend of EUR 0.60 per share
Hamburg, March 26, 2003. REpower Systems AG (TecDAX, SIN 617703), a wind energy industry leader, recorded a 71% increase in gross revenue in fiscal 2002. Gross revenue amounted to EUR 251.0 million in the year under review as...[More]
REpower French joint venture moves to production facility in Belfort, France-Comté
Production scheduled to begin in 2003
Belfort (France)/ Hamburg, January 17, 2003. Les Vents de France S.A. (LVDF), a joint venture between REpower Systems AG (Neuer Markt, WKN 617 703) and the Belgian company Turbowinds S.A., is moving its headquarters from Paris to...[More]
REpower’s installed rated output in 2002 as a whole reaches 222.5 MW - up by around 68% on the same period in 2001.
Hamburg, January 7, 2003. REpower Systems AG (Neuer Markt, SIN 617 703), a wind energy industry leader, recorded total rated output of 102.3 MW in Q4 2002, up from 76.3 MW in the same period in 2001. This means that REpower’s...[More]