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  • Ex-BayWa Wind CEO Eyes Next Venture
    PeakLoad - March 11, 2024: Florian Zerhusen, the founder and former President & CEO of BayWa r.e.'s U.S. wind power business, is exploring new opportunities after recently leaving the developer. He is expected to take a leadership position in the energy transition sector, industry sources told PeakLoad. Read Article here.
  • Renewables developers push for a more robust domestic manufacturing industry
    The Biden administration's recent actions to support U.S. solar energy installations may not be enough to create a domestic supply chain, renewable energy developers warned. "We're not learning. We have to get through something even worse than the Auxin case" to see a true domestic renewables supply chain, Zerhusen said during a June 8 panel discussion at the American Council on Renewable Energy's Finance Forum in New York City....Read Article here and another Article here.
  • BayWa r.e. Completes Construction of 250 MW Amadeus Wind Farm in Texas
    BayWa r.e. has completed construction and achieved financial close of the Amadeus Wind project in Texas. Located northwest of Abilene in Rotan, the 250 MW wind farm has begun selling power into the grid and will generate enough clean, renewable energy...Read Article here.
  • BayWa secures tax equity commitment, loan for 250-MW Texas wind farm
    BayWa r.e. Wind LLC secured a tax equity commitment for its 250-MW Amadeus Wind Farm in Texas. The BayWa AG subsidiary received the commitment from a consortium led by GE Energy Financial Services, according to an April 1 news release. The company has also executed a hedge agreement with Morgan Stanley and closed on a construction loan with Commerzbank for the project but did not disclose further details....Read Article here.
  • BayWa r.e. sells its Montana Project to Con Edison
    Con Edison Development (CED), one of America’s largest owners and operators of renewable energy infrastructure projects, today announced the acquisition of Big Timber Wind, LLC, a 25-MW wind project that will provide Montana residents with low-cost electricity. CED purchased the company from BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC....Read Article here.
  • More wind power for Big Sky Country
    Montana is in the top five of all 50 U.S. states for wind power potential, and BayWa r.e. tapped into that wind power potential in the Big Sky Country state in building the 25-MW Big Timber Wind Project....Read Article here.
  • Palm Springs is famous for its wind farms. They may look a lot different in the future.
    There are plenty of reasons for energy companies to repower aging wind farms in the San Gorgonio Pass and other parts of California, including a new law requiring the state to get all of its electricity from climate-friendly sources by 2045....Read Article here.
  • Meet Florian Zerhusen of BayWa r.e. Wind
    Florian, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. In 1997, I first came to San Diego as a student and received a soccer scholarship for a semester. I fell in love with the town and permanently moved here in 1999 after finishing college back in Germany....Read Article here.
  • Portland Trail Blazers make a play for wind energy
    The Portland Trail Blazers and Pacific Power have reached agreement on a new partnership with BayWa r.e. that will 'green' 100% of the Moda Center's electricity usage through Pacific Power with renewable energy certificates generated by wind energy produced at BayWa r.e.'s Chopin Wind Project...Read Article here.
  • Greenbacker Acquires Wagner Wind Farm
    Wagner Wind has a 20-year power purchase agreement, with approximately 15 years remaining as of the acquisition date. BayWa r.e. developed and constructed the facility which it has operated continuously since December 21, 2012....Read Article here.
  • BayWa r.e. Wind Completes Project Acquisition In Montana
    As reported, all assets are held in Big Timber Wind LLC, and BayWa will immediately begin the construction of the project, which is slated to be placed into service in 2017....Read Article here.
  • BayWa r.e. Wind acquires 500 turbine legacy wind projects in Palm Springs
    BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC has announced their latest acquisition, a series of legacy projects in Palm Springs, California. The projects are consolidated in Coachella Wind, LLC, which is wholly owned by the company. The more than 500 turbines were built in the 1980’s and generate about 70 GWh annually.....Read Article here.
  • NorthWestern Energy Announces Agreement to Purchase Wind Project from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC in South Dakota
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D., July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) has entered into an agreement to purchase the recently constructed 80-megawatt Beethoven wind qualifying facility (QF) project located near Tripp, South Dakota. The $143 million purchase of the facility from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC includes 43 turbines and the rights to a 50MW expansion site adjacent to the existing facility. The project was completed in May 2015.....Read Article here.
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