REpower: Green light for serial production of the 5M offshore turbine

REpower: Green light for serial production of the 5M offshore turbine

- Supervisory Board approves production site in Bremerhaven as immediate solution
- Subsequent production planned in Rendsburg-Osterrönfeld

Hamburg, 5 December 2006. In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) decided on the future production site for the REpower 5M. In order to be able to begin serial production, due to the great demand for this 5-megawatt turbine developed specifically for offshore use, production in Bremerhaven is to start as early as 2007. In the long-term, the turbine nacelles are to be produced in Rendsburg-Osterrönfeld in Schleswig-Holstein. The requirements in terms of planning for this – e.g. important quay connection for transport – are not yet in place.

The dimensions of the 5M, whose nacelle has the measurements of a single family home and weighs approximately 290 tons, place particular demands on the size and infrastructure of the production site. The first 5M was thus manufactured at HDW shipyard in Kiel and the four subsequent 5Ms were produced at the J. Kramer shipyard in Bremerhaven; afterwards they were shipped. All other REpower Systems AG wind turbines are manufactured in Husum (Nordfriesland district) and Trampe/Brandenburg.

REpower’s CEO, Prof Fritz Vahrenholt, welcomes the decision for a two-stage solution: “Not least by means of the recently agreed infrastructure act which now promotes the development of offshore wind energy in Germany, REpower - as one of the leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore turbines – must be able to begin 5M serial production as soon as possible. We have the possibility of quick and uncomplicated production in Bremerhaven until the approval procedures for Rendsburg have been concluded. Dependent on the development of the offshore energy market, we are also not ruling out long-term production at both sites.”

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About REpower:
REpower Systems AG is one of the leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The international engineering company develops, produces and sells wind turbines with outputs ranging from 1.5 to 5 megawatts and rotor diameters of 70 to 126 metres for almost all locations. It also provides a comprehensive service and maintenance range. The high performance, reliable turbines are designed at the REpower development centre in Rendsburg and produced at the sites in Husum (North Frisia) and Trampe (Brandenburg).

Listed on the stock exchange since March 2002 and with around 700 employees worldwide, the Hamburgbased company relies on its experience in the production and installation of more than 1,400 wind turbines worldwide. REpower is represented in European markets such as France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Spain and in the international markets of Japan, China and Australia through its subsidiaries and investments.


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