wpd windmanager is a globally active and continuously growing company in the field of wind farm and solar park management.
On course for growth - from Pitea to Taichung. wpd windmanager looks back on successful years. With new wind farms, new locations, new target markets and also new services.
We, wpd windmanager, are a globally active and continuously growing company in the commercial and technical management of wind farms and solar projects. In addition to our core market in Germany, we are active in various other European countries, in South America and also in Asia. We now employ over 570 people and manage more than 6.5 gigawatts of total capacity in wind and solar farm management.
"We have grown enormously over the years. We have added a large number of new projects, not only on the German market but also internationally," says Till Schorer, Director Customer Relations at wpd windmanager. "The 6.5 gigawatts are an important milestone for us. There are not many operators on the market with a comparable volume."
International growth: Over 2.5 gigawatts in operational management
The volume of the international portfolio has now grown to over 2.5 gigawatts. And the trend is rising: further markets and projects will follow in the coming years - both from the wpd GmbH pipeline and through projects from external customers.
"In the future, the international area will grow even more strongly," emphasises Henning Rüpke, Director International Operations. "On the one hand through new target markets, and on the other through many projects in our existing countries."
Quality and safety
New challenges are constantly being added to wind farm management. As an operator of critical infrastructures (KRITIS), wpd windmanager is subject to special requirements and relies on the highest quality and safety standards in operational management. Two factors are of crucial importance here: the security of our customers' assets and the quality of our services. This is why we have had our information security management system certified to ISO 27001 and our quality management system certified to ISO 9001.
In many projects, the technical management team is working with a new generation of turbine types such as the Enercon E-138, the Vestas V-150, the Nordex N-149 and the GE 5.5. In addition to Germany, these significantly more powerful turbines are already being operated by us in Finnish, Swedish and Taiwanese wind farms. This new generation of turbines comes with new challenges. "It is therefore even more important for us to exchange ideas across locations and countries and to benefit from each other's expertise," explains Henning Rüpke.
New legal regulations are also increasing the requirements. We are constantly developing our service portfolio through issues relating to cyber security, Redispatch 2.0, A&E measures, HSE and demand-driven night-time labelling (BNK) in order to further optimise the operation of our customers' wind farms.
"As an operations manager, the workload is constantly increasing. Our work is no longer limited to traditional operational management. The development of new services is becoming more important and we are increasingly being called upon to solve problems and drive innovation," emphasises Till Schorer.
Wind farm and solar farm operators, fund companies, municipal utilities and investors have been relying on wpd windmanager's expertise in commercial and technical operations management for over 25 years. And with great success: 9 out of 10 operators would recommend us as their operations manager. For many customers, we also take care of asset and portfolio management and take over the overall operational management for them worldwide.
We also support the further development of renewable energies and drive new industry standards through cooperation in the area of research and development.
- Founded: 1998
- Employees: 570