PNE Wind UK Limited is a subsidiary of PNE Wind AG who has built up a portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms since 1995 in Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Canada, UK and the United States.
It was the Scottish Government's ambitious targets for renewable electricity which convinced PNE to establish offices north of the border. They have hit the ground running with four sites already being identified in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Grampian and the Scottish Borders for wind farm potential as they strive to meet their own target of providing 300 megawatts of sustainable energy.
”The best wind resources are in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK and along with the aggressive targets set by the Scottish Government, it made sense to establish a base here. We are a one-stop shop when it comes to building wind farms from planning to erecting the turbines and we like being close to our sites,” said Jan Koschinski, PNE Wind’s Executive Director. “In addition, Edinburgh has good communication links with our headquarters in northern Germany with a direct flight and a skilled workforce existing in the Central belt which we can call upon."
PNE Wind’s UK Director, George Mager, added: ”This is a long term investment by the company. With its long established expertise on the international scene, this is a natural progression to invest in the potential Scotland has to offer".
So far, PNE Wind has set up 97 wind farms with 563 wind energy systems and a total nominal output of 804 MW in Germany. Alongside its business activities in the established home market, the company is also increasingly investing in dynamic growth markets and has subsidiaries and representations via joint ventures in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, the UK, USA and Canada. Wind farm projects with a nominal output of about 3,450 MW are currently being processed in these countries and are to be implemented in the medium term.
Furthermore, PNE Wind develops offshore wind farm projects, three of which have already been approved in German waters.
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