WOLFSCHLUGEN & BAYREUTH, Germany - Monday, October 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Interim connection to BorWin2 Windreich abandons a motion against TenneT (BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--
The Windreich Group, which comprises of British Wind Energy GmbH and
TenneT TSO GmbH, has signed an agreement for the production of a
temporary grid connection of the offshore wind farm, "Deutsche Bucht ".
Subsequently, the wind farm Deutsche Bucht will be connected to the
already commissioned grid connection, BorWin2 by TenneT to serve as a
temporary solution in order to generate power until the originally
intended wind farm grid connection, BorWin4, is completed. While BorWin4
is still in the tendering phase, BorWin2 is already under construction
with a total capacity of 800 MW. The primary legitimate offshore wind
farms are Veja Mate and also the 400 MW wind farm Global Tech I
initiated by Windreich AG. After the grid connection BorWin4 is
completed, the wind farm Deutsche Bucht is to be integrated to these
connections in full power. In addition, it was also agreed upon to
settle the ongoing litigations. Under this agreement, a timely
construction and commissioning of the third Windreich`s wind farm
Deutsche Bucht in 2015 is secured, reckons Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi
Balz. The CEO of Windreich AG states: "Our common interest in contract
negotiations was to successfully contribute to the implementation of the
energy transition, to which billions of euros have been invested from
both companies respectively". Lex Hartman, a member of the Board of
TenneT also stresses out: "We want to promote the development of
offshore wind energy, so that the objectives of the energy transition
can be achieved. I am therefore delighted that together with Windreich
AG, we have quickly and constructively found a pragmatic solution for
the wind farm Deutsche Bucht". The installation, commissioning
and acceptance of the converter stations, cable conduction and
installation of the AC cable will continue to be managed under the
responsibility of TenneT TSO. These regulations shall not be affected by
the temporary grid connectivity. Company Profiles: About British Wind Energy GmbH belonging to the chain of Windreich Group:
The company is the future operator of the 210 MW wind farms in the
German North Sea. Besides the CEO Willi Balz is also Tim Kittel Hake,
who has contributed to a great service into the entire group of
companies by managing of Global Tech I particularly through his leading
goal-oriented acquisitions. Similarly, Christian Meyer has proved
himself in project management at his best. Meanwhile, Windreich
AG, in cooperation with the Federal Network Agency and TenneT, is the
only offshore project developer that is adhering to its schedules. From
the 10 gigawatts planned by the Federal Government till 2020, Windreich
solely controls 1,000 MW with its offshore projects Global Tech I, MEG 1
and Deutsche Bucht, which will be on the net by 2015. Windreich AG will
total 3,353 MW to go on the grid till 2020 (i.e. around 33%). TenneT:
The company is the first cross-border grid operator for electricity in
Europe. With approximately 20,000 kilometers of high and extra- high
voltage power lines, 36 million end users in the Netherlands and
Germany, TenneT belongs to the top 5 of the network operators in Europe.
The main focus is on the development of a north-west European energy
market and to integrate renewable energy. TenneT has already
commissioned grid connections for 5,500 megawatts of wind energy from
the North Sea. Hereby, the company is investing about six billion euros,
making it the largest investor in the German energy transition. Taking
power further. Contacts Windreich AG Corporate Communications Tel. +49 (0) 7022/953060 pr@windreich.ag TenneT TSO GmbH Ulrike Hörchens Tel. +49 (0) 921/507404045 ulrike.hoerchens@tennet.eu
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