ENERTRAG UK was established in early 2001 by ENERTRAG AG (Nechlin, Germany) and PROKON Nord Energiesysteme GmbH (Leer, Germany) and is now developing renewable energy projects within the UK, using a wealth of experience gained from its parents over the past 15 years in Europe. ENERTRAG UK has its headquarters in Diss, Norfolk. Its core business being the development of on wind energy projects in the UK. Their first wind farm at North Pickenham, Norfolk, was completed in October 2006 and the eight turbines started feeding electricity into the grid soon after. 

The core business of PROKON Nord is the development and operation of regenerative energy systems. In the past eight years PROKON Nord has been a leader in research on offshore wind farms and was awarded with the first consent to develop an off­shore wind farm in Germany’s exclusive economic zone. This underlines PROKON Nord’s role as the leading offshore wind farm developer in Germany. In addition to its commitment to developing wind energy projects, PROKON Nord has become a leader in the field of biomass.

In 2001 PROKON Nord founded, together with three other major energy businesses, Offshore Wind Technologie GmbH (OWT). This engineering company has completed six years of re­search with a special focus on the development of offshore foundations. It also co-ordinates the expertise of its shareholders, which lie mainly in the areas of logistics, general contracting, cable laying, and telecommunications. OWT now offers services and solutions ranging from the preliminary design to turnkey development, having already been involved in many of the recent offshore developments in Germany.

ENERTRAG AG was formed to promote the development specifically of wind energy projects throughout Europe. Over 265 employees currently work within this organisation; with expertise including turnkey wind energy projects, capital brokerage, prospectus preparation and full operating services for the installed wind farms. The Company has 700 installed wind turbines with an annual output of approx 1.35 billion KWh and manages a further 700 installed turbines for other companies. This has made ENERTRAG AG one of the largest German wind energy developers.

In addition to the national market, ENERTRAG AG is also promoting the development of wind farms in many other countries, often being the first in this particular field. In 2002 the first wind farm in France went into operation, this was a milestone project for ENERTRAG and established them as a leading developer in the French market.

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