Forières, 18 December 2009, RWE Innogy GmbH
RWE Innogy today officially inaugurated the Forières wind farm in Normandy in France. The wind farm is due to produce at least 22.4 million kWh of electricity per year, avoiding approx. 4,600 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. more
Essen, 16 December 2009, RWE Innogy GmbH
With nearly EUR 50 million of equity capital invested, RWE Innogy now ranks among Europe's leading venture capital investors in the field of renewable technologies. As Professor Fritz Vahrenholt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RWE Innogy, says: "in the space of less than two years, we have successfully built up a significant portfolio of investments in innovative, renewables-based technology companies. This has given a powerful boost to technological development - even in the depths of financial recession. Our anti-cyclic investment strategy has enabled us to stand out clearly from our competitors." more
Albbruck-Dogern, 04 December 2009, RWE Innogy GmbH
Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG, in which RWE Innogy holds a majority share, has invested 70 million euros in renewable energy from hydropower.
Together with the Minister of the Environment of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Tanja Gönner, member of the executive council of the Canton of Aargau, Peter C. Beyeler, and representatives of the shareholders RWE Innogy GmbH and AEW Energie AG, RADAG celebrated the commissioning of the run-of-river power plant on the Upper Rhine. Around 250 invited guests took part in the celebrations.
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Essen, 04 December 2009, RWE Innogy GmbH
RWE Innogy has awarded Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, (DSME) a contract to build a specialist ship for the construction of offshore wind farms. The contract also includes the option for two further identical construction ships. The value of the contract for each ship is around Euro 100 million. The first ship should be completed in 2011more
Essen/Llandudno, 02 December 2009, RWE AG
The Right Honourable Peter Hain, the UK’s Secretary of State for Wales, together with Dr. Juergen Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer of RWE AG, officially opened Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm in North Wales today.more
Dresden, 26 November 2009, RWE Innogy
Dresden, November 26, 2009. Heliatek GmbH, a pioneer in the field of organic solar cells, is receiving US$ 27 million (€ 18 million) in a second round of financing under the lead of the pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners. Also participating in this round are the industrial investor Bosch and the corporate venture capital investors RWE Innogy Ventures and BASF Venture Capital, the High-Tech-Gründerfonds, eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG, the Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen Start-up GmbH & Co. KG and GP Bullhound Sidecar. more
Essen, 10 November 2009, RWE Innogy
RWE Innogy received final permission from the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Hydraulic Engineering (Rijkswaterstaat) to build the offshore wind farm Tromp and for the realisation of an offshore meteo mast. The installation of an offshore meteo mast is the first step towards the realisation of the offshore wind farm.more
Erndtebrück, 09 November 2009, RWE Innogy GmbH
RWE Innogy Cogen and German Pellets together laid the foundation stone today in the Wittgenstein industrial estate area for a wood pellet production plant. The investor is NRW Pellets GmbH based in Erndtebrück which is jointly owned by RWE and German Pellets with shares of 90 percent and 10 percent respectively. The thermal energy required for the produc-tion of the pellets will be supplied by RWE's neighbouring biomass-fuelled cogeneration station. The capital expenditure for the pellet plant totals about € 21 million.more
Frankfurt/Essen, 27 October 2009, RWE Innogy
Today Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport, D&S Geo Innogy GmbH, a joint venture company of RWE Innogy GmbH, Daldrup & Söhne AG, have initiated the foundation of a joint venture at Frankfurt Airport to explore and develop the deep geothermal field in Walldorf.more
Suwalki, Poland, 26 October 2009, RWE Innogy
RWE has completed the final stage of Suwalki Wind Farm investment. After the installation of towers, nacelles, blades, rotors and generators, the time has come to put the turbines on-stream. Commissioning of the wind turbines will increase Poland’s wind energy generation by around 10% in comparison to 2008.more