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*Press release*
*Wind Farms Sommette and Saint Martin now in operation*
*- *Turnkey delivery of 31.85 MW by the PNE Group to investor John Laing
- New successes accentuate the Group's good position in the strategic French
market
Cuxhaven, 18. July 2018 - On schedule, the Husum-based WKN Group has handed
over the now operational French wind farms Sommette and Saint Martin, which
WKN was responsible for developing, to the investor and new owner John Laing
Group plc.
The wind farm Sommette-Eaucourt in Picardy in northern France consists of
nine wind turbines of the Nordex N117 series. Each turbine was constructed
with a nominal output of 2.4 megawatts at a hub height of 91 metres. The
expected annual electricity production from the 21.6-megawatt wind farm is
around 63 gigawatt hours. Since starting operation in December 2017, the
wind farm developed by WKN has been providing around 21,000 French
households with environmentally friendly electricity.
The Saint Martin l'Ars project, with a total output of 10.25 megawatts,
consists of five turbines of the Senvion MM92 series, each with an output of
2.05 megawatts at a hub height of 100 metres, and is located in the Poitou
Charentes region in western France. Its expected annual electricity
production is around 24 gigawatt hours. Having just started operation, the
wind farm is now supplying around 8,000 French households.
Gabriel J. Meurer, Chief Financial Officer of WKN AG: "By constructing these
two wind farms, we have proved once more that WKN is a competent and
reliable partner for all aspects of the value creation chain, from project
planning to turnkey delivery."
"The further development of our international business is an essential
component of our 'ScaleUp' growth strategy. France is an important strategic
market for us, in which we have recently been able to expand our project
pipeline. Now, another successful completion of two French projects
demonstrates that our international strategy is working", added Markus
Lesser, CEO of PNE AG.
*About the PNE Group*
PNE Group, a company operating on an international level with two brands,
PNE and WKN, is one of the most experienced project developers in the field
of onshore and offshore wind farms. Based on this success, the Company has
developed to become a "clean energy solutions provider." From initial site
exploration and the approval procedure performance to financing and turn-key
construction to operation and re-powering, the Company's services encompass
all the phases for developing and operating wind farms: based on this strong
position, we continue to develop. In addition to wind energy, in the future
the Company's offer will include photovoltaic, electricity storage and
power-to-gas technologies with a focus on hydrogen.
*Contacts for enquiries*
*PNE AG* *PNE AG*
Rainer Heinsohn Christopher Rodler
Head of Corporate Head of Investor Relations
Communications Phone: +49 (0) 40 - 879 33 114
Tel: +49(0) 4721 718 453 Fax: +49(0) 4721 718 373
Fax: +49(0) 4721 718 373 Christopher.Rodler(at)pne-ag.com
Rainer.Heinsohn(at)pne-ag.com
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Issuer: PNE AG
Key word(s): Energy
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Company: PNE AG
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Phone: 04721 / 718 - 06
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E-mail: info@pne-ag.com
Internet: http://www.pne-ag.com
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