PNE WIND AG

Planning permission issued for 'Gode Wind 3' offshore project

DGAP-Media / 17.01.2017 / 12:43 Corporate News

PNE WIND AG: Planning permission issued for "Gode Wind 3" offshore project

- Negotiated sale to DONG Energy has now been finalised

- Offshore competence of PNE WIND confirmed

Cuxhaven, January 17, 2017 - PNE WIND AG again provided proof of its competence in the area of development of offshore wind farm projects. The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) issued in December 2016 the planning permission for the "Gode Wind 3" project. On this basis, offshore wind power turbines in the multi megawatt class can be erected in "Gode Wind 3".

PNE WIND has thus achieved the next step in the sale of the "Gode Wind" wind parks. Once the planning permission was issued, the already negotiated sale of the project to the Danish energy Group DONG Energy could be finalised in December. PNE WIND AG has therefore achieved a further significant milestone in its offshore activities.

"Gode Wind 3" is located in the North Sea within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The project has been planned and developed by PNE WIND AG in connection with further projects which have already been approved previously. In 2012, the offshore wind farms of the "Gode Wind" family were sold to DONG Energy, which allocated these wind farms into four projects. Two of these wind farms, i.e. "Gode Wind" 1 and 2, have meanwhile been commissioned by DONG.

Markus Lesser, Chief Executive Officer of PNE WIND AG, comments: "The path to obtaining the planning permission has not always been easy. Here, the high level of competence of our offshore team around Thorsten Fastenau has paid off. The intensive work and high quality of the project ensured our success, which will also be reflected by a milestone payment to PNE WIND. With its five planning permissions to date, PNE WIND is one of the most successful offshore developers in Germany."

 

About the PNE WIND Group

The PNE WIND Group, with its brands PNE WIND and WKN, is one of the leading German wind farm developers. With its 360 employees, the PNE WIND Group has been offering services covering the entire added value chain ranging from the development, planning, realisation, financing, operation, marketing and repowering of wind farms in Germany and abroad from a single source for more than 25 years. Once the completed wind farms have been handed over, the PNE WIND Group also offers technical and commercial operation management services, including regular maintenance, for the wind farms. Offshore wind farms are developed up to the point where they are construction ready and our services cover the projects till operations begin. Alongside its business activities in its established domestic market, the PNE WIND Group is present at the international level in order to benefit from the huge growth potential of the global wind energy market and it is expanding into dynamic growth markets.