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Energy International & Trading : International wind activities grouped together into new business unit

Bern (ots)

As of January 1, 2011, BKW FMB Energy Ltd (BKW) is
grouping together its international wind activities in a specially 
created business unit, "Wind International". This combination takes 
into account BKW's broad commitment to wind energy and will lead to 
greater efficiency in business processes. By the end of 2010, current
installed capacity will increase from 71 to around 200 MW, with 
investment in the region of CHF 400 million earmarked for the 
purpose.
Over the next few years, BKW is aiming to reinforce its position as 
Switzerland's leading producer of wind energy even further, building 
up a foreign wind portfolio of some 750 MW. Investment totalling 
nearly CHF 2 bn has been set aside to this end. In order to achieve 
its goal, BKW has entered into strategic partnerships with the juwi 
Group in Germany and Fortore Energia S.p.A. in Italy. BKW is also 
cooperating with Energie Wasser Bern.
-	Through the juwi Group, BKW will develop a number of wind farms in 
Germany with a total output of 200 MW. An initial project was 
completed last year in Landkern in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
BKW has already been operating a wind farm in Bockelwitz, Saxony, 
since 2008.
-	In Italy, BKW has a 33% holding in newly founded company Fortore 
Wind. The company is planning to build wind farms in Apulia with a 
total output of some 600 MW by 2016. At the end of 2009, BKW also 
acquired project company Volturino Wind S.r.l., an enterprise aiming 
to operate wind energy plants in Volturino, with an output of 25 MW.
-	As part of the joint undertaking HelveticWind, BKW and Energie 
Wasser Bern are building up a wind energy portfolio of 100 MW. The 
partners have already acquired their first wind farm in Germany. 
Located near the city of Münster in the state of North 
Rhine-Westphalia, Sendenhorst wind farm has been productive since 
2005; with an output of 14.5 MW.
The cooperations mentioned above all deal with onshore wind capacity.
In order to gain experience in the construction and operation of 
offshore wind farms using future-oriented offshore technology, BKW 
has recently acquired a small share in Borkum West II wind farm 
project.
Philippe Künzi is head of the new "Wind International" business unit 
which forms part of the Energy International and Trading division.

Contact:

Antonio Sommavilla, phone 0041 31 330 51 07; e-mail
antonio.sommavilla@bkw-fmb.ch

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