UWW Windstrom Wedel
Betreibergemeinschaft UWW Windstrom Wedel GmbH & Co KG
Hamburg, Germany
About
Founded in 1989, UWW Windstrom Wedel is a co-op headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with approximately 10-50 employees specializing in Hydro, Wind.
UWW Windstrom Wedel is a cooperative founded in 1989 by citizens motivated by the Chernobyl disaster to demonstrate practical renewable energy production. The organization pioneered community-owned wind power projects in Germany. Current operations include a 110 kW hydroelectric facility on the Alster River at Fuhlsbütteler Schleuse (operational since September 2000) producing approximately 500,000 kWh annually, and a combined heat and power plant with district heating network. The cooperative has 240 members. Previous wind installations (75 kW, 100 kW, 50 kW, and 225 kW turbines) operated between 1989 and 2014. The hydro facility integrates environmental protections including fish bypass systems and meander fish pass, designed in cooperation with Hamburg environmental authorities.
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Founded
1989
Employees
10-50
Company Type
Co-op