Senvion
Senvion S.A. (called REpower Systems SE until 2014) was a German wind turbine manufacturer founded in 2001 in Germany, majority owned by a private equity firm. Senvion as REpower Systems, as it was initially called, was established in 2001 through the merger of German wind companies: HSW (Husumer Schiffswerft), the engineering consultancy Pro+Pro (a subsidery of Denker&Wulf and aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH), the wind turbine manufacturer BWU and Jacobs Energie; and since April 2015 Centerbridge Partners. It was under the ownership of Suzlon, an India wind turbine manufacturer, from 2007 to 2015.
Administrative building in 2019 | |
Company type | Société Anonyme |
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FWB: SEN | |
Industry | Renewable power |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Key people | Yves Rannou (CEO) |
Products | Wind turbines |
Revenue | € 1.89 billion (2017) |
Number of employees | 4500 (2017) |
Parent | Siemens Gamesa |
Website | www |
With equipment pricing under pressure due to auctions, Senvion filed for insolvency in German courts in early April 2019. Senvion sold its 9 GW European service fleet to Siemens Gamesa in October 2019. A Saudi Arabia company acquired the India division of Senvion in 2021.