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2008 | E.ON delivers first phases of the World’s Largest Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables officially opened the first two phases of its wind farm in Roscoe, Texas, today. The wind farm can now generate 335.5 MW of electricity, enough to power over 100,000 homes. Once all four phases are completed in mid-2009, Roscoe will be the world’s largest wind farm with 627 wind turbines and a total capacity of 781.5 MW enough to power 265,000 Texan homes.
“We have managed to grow our worldwide wind power capacity fourfold to 1,800 MW in the last fifteen months. Just under half of that capacity is in the US. This growth, and the development of the Roscoe wind farm in particular, underscore our interest in long-term investments and high-quality renewable projects in the United States,” said Frank Mastiaux, CEO of E.ON Climate & Renewables. “This project is an example of our strategic drive to move the renewables business from boutique to an industrial scale”.
The Roscoe wind farm is one of six that E.ON Climate & Renewables operates in the US, five of which are in Texas. The company has ambitious plans to expand its renewable capacity around the world at an increasing pace over the next few years. According to E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat, “E.ON has made great strides in expanding renewable energy generation. We will invest €6 billion through to 2010 alone. Our aim is to reach a capacity of at least 10,000 MW by 2015, which excludes our hydroelectric power capacity. North America is one of the most attractive markets for renewable energy in the world and as a result the US will remain our largest single market in the future. E.ON Climate & Renewables projects in North America and Europe will play a major role in E.ON reaching its target of cutting specific CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2030.”
Source : Communiqué E.ON
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