Milestones

26 November 2009

REpower and EDF Energies Nouvelles & RES Canada sign the to date largest onshore contract for REpower which comprises the delivery of up to 954 MW for wind farm projects in Québec, Canada.

16 November 2009

The last of in total six REpower 5M turbines for the offshore test field alpha ventus has been erected. The first German offshore wind farm is thus completed.

12 November 2009

REpower Systems AG announces financial figures for first half of 2009/10 (1 April 2009 – 30 September 2009). The total performance increases to EUR 617.0 million. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rise by over 38% to EUR 31.3 million.

4 September 2009

REpower celebrates topping-out ceremony for the new Technical Center in Osterrönfeld (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). 470 employees of the locations Rendsburg and Büdelsdorf move into the new complex on the Kiel Canal in spring 2010.

14 August 2009

Denver, in the state of Colorado, will be the new base of REpower’s subsidiary REpower USA Corp.

28 July 2009

Pieter Wasmuth, CFO of REpower Systems AG, is going to leave the company at 31 August 2009.

15 July 2009

REpower and Vattenfall sign a contract comprising 150 megawatts for an offshore wind farm off the British Isles. Both groups agree upon the delivery of 30 REpower 5M offshore turbines for the project.

18 May 2009

With an EBIT of EUR 76.9 billion in fiscal year 2008/09 REpower Systems AG reached the so far best operating result in its company history. This means that the result has more than doubled compared to fiscal year 2007 (EUR 28.2 billion).

24 March 2009

The erection of the first wind farm consisting of REpower 6M turbines was successfully accomplished in the privately-owned Westre wind farm at the German-Danish frontier. At that time, the REpower 6M is the world’s most powerful wind turbine.

23 February 2009

REpower celebrates the laying of the foundation stone of the new research and development center in Osterrönfeld (Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde). The departments intend to move in the new building in 2010.

18 February 2009

REpower and RWE Innogy conclude the so far most important framework agreement in offshore wind history – comprising the delivery of up to 250 REpower 5M/6M offshore turbines.

19 December 2008

The assembly of the first REpower 6M turbines is completed in Bremerhaven. Having successfully passed the indoor tests the new offshore turbine type is now ready for delivery.

3 December 2008

REpower erects a prototype of the onshore wind energy turbine REpower 3.XM near Husum.

24 November 2008

REpower Systems AG and DOTI (Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastrukturgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) conclude a contract for the delivery of six REpower 5M for alpha ventus. The turbines are to be erected in the first German offshore wind farm in summer 2009 at 45 kilometers north of Borkum island.

July 03, 2008

REpower places bid to acquire the vehicle fleet and other operating assets of Schaumann GmbH & Co. KG and contributes to maintain more than 30 jobs

June 30, 2008

REpower Systems AG announces financial figures for short fiscal year 2008 (01.01.2008 – 31.03.2008): Gross revenues increase to EUR 150.2 million, operating result is raised to EUR 3.1 million and orders on hand increase by 44.0% to 1,419 megawatts

May 09, 2008

REpower awarded with 263 MW of ENEL tender for projects in France and Italy

May 05, 2008

Consortium with REpower awarded 954 MW of wind farm tender in Québec/Canada; the order is among the biggest in the wind industry thusfar

April 30, 2008

Heritable building right contracts between REpower and harbour Kiel-Canal GmbH signed for site at Osterrönfeld

April 29, 2008

REpower´s associated company PowerBlades GmbH celebrates 'topping out' of its rotor blade facory in Bremerhaven

March 25, 2008

The Supervisory Board of REpower Systems AG concludes enlargement of the Executive Board to four members; Lars Rytter Kristensen will be responsible for purchasing, production and logistics

March 07, 2008

REpower Systems AG achieves the its all-time highest operation result with an EBIT of EUR 28,2 Mio. and raises forecast up to EUR 1,1 Mrd. for fiscal year 2008/2009

February 21, 2008

REpower and RWE Innogy agree on negotiations for framework agreements for up to 1,900 megawatts

February 07, 2008

REpower and SE Drive Technik GmbH found the joint venture RETC - Renewable Energy Technology Center in Hamburg in which each firm holds a 50% stake

January 23, 2008

REpower founds subsidiary "REpower Systems Inc." which will be the REpower centre of future activities in Canada

December 20, 2007

REpower and this major customer agree to a new framework agreement for Europe and USA about 690 MW

December 11, 2007

REpower celebrates the topping-out ceremony for the production site of the 5 MW nacelles in Bremerhaven

December 03, 2007

REpower sells the wind farm "Büttel" - the biggest wind farm equipped with 5MW turbines - to a subsidiary of Allianz

November 15, 2007

REpower founds subsidiary "REpower Belgium brba" for servicing the future Belgian offshore wind farm "Thornton Bank"

October 12, 2007

REpower has been awarded with a 150 MW wind farm project in China for 2008/2009

October 08, 2007

REpower inaugurates new production facility in Trampe

July 18, 2007

Consortium headed by Galp Energia and REpower wins bidding for 400 MW government tender in Portugal

July 17, 2007

REpower and Abeking & Rasmussen agree to found the joint venture PowerBlades GmbH for manufacturing offshore rotor blades in Bremerhaven

July 12, 2007

REpower concludes agreement with the local authority to construct a production hall and an office building in Osterrönfeld, nearby the REpower development centre in Rendsburg

June 01, 2007

Suzlon buys 33,85 % of the shares after the bidding period and gains a share portion of 87,1% with a voting pool cooperation with the major shareholders AREVA and Martifer

May 25, 2007

After Suzlon has raised the offer up to 168 Euros per share, AREVA and Suzlon agree to a cooperation and AREVA withdraws from the takeover battle

March 23, 2007

REpower signs supply contract for six 5M for the first Belgian Offshore-Windpark "Thornton Bank"

March 20, 2007

REpower Systems AG decides capital increase at a subscription price of 136 Euros per share

March 15, 2007

AREVA S.A. increases its takeover offer up to 140 Euros per share

February 09. + 28, 2007

Suzlon Windenergie GmbH, the German subsidiary of the Indian competitor Suzlon Energy, submits a competing takeover offer of 126 Euros per share

January 22, 2007

AREVA S.A., largest single shareholder of REpower Systems AG, announces an takeover offer of 105 Euros per share

December 05, 2006

REpower decides to erect production capacities for the 5 MW turbine in Osterönfeld as well as in Bremerhaven

October 02, 2006

Agreement signed to erect the first German offshore wind farm “Borkum West” in 2008

September 14, 2006

License agreement signed with the Indian Essar group

September 04, 2006

Foundation of a joint venture with North Heavy Industry Corporation (NHIC) and Honiton Energy Ltd. in China for manufacturing turbines

August 24, 2006

In line with the „Beatrice“ demonstrator project, the first 5M turbine is erected offshore near the Scottish coast

June 30, 2006

Market entry in the USA: agreement signed with enXco to supply 56 turbines

May 23, 2006

Framework agreement signed with EDF Energies Nouvelles about delivery of up to 140 wind turbines until end of 2008

April 12, 2006

REpower participates in the planned offshore wind farms “Baltic I” with two offshore wind energy turbines of type REpower 5M

April 07, 2006

Capital increase with an issue proceeds of EUR 82 million

February 01, 2006

REpower is the market leader for 2005 on the growing French wind energy market

September 19, 2005

Erection of the prototype of the new 2 megawatt turbine MM92 at two sites in Schleswig-Holstein

July 04, 2005

Agreement to selling one of German´s largest wind farms to GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services

June 14, 2005

Capital increase with an issue proceeds of 7.5 Mio. Euro, Martifer increases its share up to 25 percent of the registered capital

June 06, 2005

Foundation of a joint venture with Martifer Energia in Portugal

April 19, 2005

Opening of the 5M information centre in Brunsbüttel

April 07, 2005

Start of restructuring concept Re-Act and streamlining of the management board

March 17, 2005

Involvement of the Martifer group: Martifer increases its share up to 19.5 percent of the registered capital

December 30, 2004

Management buy out of the subsidiary Denker & Wulf AG

November 16, 2004

Agreement signed for the construction of the 5M at the testing site DEWi-OCC Cuxhaven, located directly to the North Sea

November 13, 2004

5M wind turbine in Brunsbüttel is connected to the power grid

October 04, 2004

REpower successfully completes the erection of the 5M –onshore-prototype in Brunsbüttel

July 28, 2004

Market entry in Italy: delivery of 19 turbines for installation in 2004

July 23, 2004

Business in France gains momentum: REpower signs its first agreement with the EdF subsidiary EdF Energies Nouvelles for the supply of eleven turbines

March 4, 2004

Market share in Germany expanded from 6.8 percent to 10.7 percent.

September 26, 2003

REpower and Peter Brotherhood form REpower UK joint venture

July 31, 2003

Greece joint venture formed with construction company Diekat

May 28, 2003

Prototype of the REpower MM82 2-megawatt wind turbine connected to the power grid

April 10, 2003

REpower quality management receives DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 certification

April 4, 2003

Recognition of REpower´s IPO with the PR-Award

December 20, 2002

Comissioning of the 500th REpower MD70/77 turbine

December 13, 2002

Foundation stone for the new office building in Hamburg, Germany laid

November 14, 2002

Listing in Nemax50, nine months after the IPO

October 21, 2002

Market entry Canada: formation of the REpower Wind Corp. joint venture

July 23, 2002

Market entry in Australia: formation of the Notus Energy Pty. Ltd. Joint

June 17, 2002

Development of the world´s largest rotor blade for the REpower 5M commences

May 27, 2002

Construction of the prototype of the REpower MM 70 with a power rating of 2 megawatts

March 26, 2002

Initial Public Offering of REpower Systems AG

February 26, 2002

Market entry in Japan: distribution and license agreement with Meidensha Corporation

2001

Merger of Jacobs Energie, BWU and pro + pro Energiesysteme to form REpower Systems Group

2000

Series production of the MD77 with a power rating of 1.5 megawatts – designed for low-wind sites

1999

Start of production of the BWU 48/600-750

1998

Series production of the BWU 1000/57, first turbine in the megawatt class

Development of the MD70 prototype as largest wind turbine world wide

1997

Founding of the engineering office pro + pro Energiesysteme GmbH & Co KG, Rendsburg

1996

Founding of the BWU-Brandenburgische Wind- und Umwelttechnologien GmbH

Licensing agreement between Jacobs Energie GmbH and BWU-Brandenburgische Wind- und Umwelttechnologien GmbH to construct the 43/600 type wind turbine

1995

Founding of the project development and operating company Regenerative Energien Denker & Dr. Wulff KG (now Denker & Wulff AG), Sehestedt

1994

Roll-out of the first in-house developed 500 kilowatt turbine, later developed into a 600 kilowatt turbine