W.E.B-News  Archive

A cool, rather wet August – production results below target 

W.E.B is setting up a new photovoltaic power plant on the premises of Holz Neubauer GmbH. 

Wind conditions below average result in decline in sales revenue

Severe difference in weather conditions – production results slightly below target

The overall monthly production of 66,208 MWh remained clearly below the defined target in June.

Second W.E.B project in Maine

On the basis of the resolution passed by the Annual General Meeting held on May 28, 2021, WEB Windenergie AG carried out a stock split at a ratio of 1:10.

Typical “April weather” in May enables in a clear plus in production

Weak wind conditions result in lower sales

Capital increase and stock split approved

W.E.B simultaneously builds wind farms in Matzen and Spannberg

All the information on the planned capital measure

Cool and dry – We are happy to report a monthly production above target 

Austrian wind power pioneer continues success course

May 21, 2021 will be the next ex-dividend date

Online talk offered participants insight into the world of projects

Spring weather and influence of high-pressure systems

Four VW ID.4 arrived in Pfaffenschlag

Sahara dust, extreme weather conditions and hardly any wind

Trading platform for W.E.B shares is modernized

A corporate solution to the energy transition

W.E.B project Ariano wins bid once again

Calm winter weather – monthly production below target

The new talk series “Fresh Energy” attracted numerous participants once more.

Successful start for the talk series “Fresh Energy”

Almost average wind conditions enable good annual production results 

Photovoltaic project completed in mid-December

W.E.B receives prestigious business award

Persistent impact of high-pressure systems in November

W.E.B retrofits all its wind power plants in Germany

W.E.B extends PowerSystem agreement

Positive development of sales revenue in the W.E.B Group 

Planting continued in October

October was characterized by heavy cloud cover and good wind conditions

Late summer and hardly any wind in Europe – monthly production below target

Photovoltaic power project in operation at HQ

Numerous shareholders attended the event via live stream

Average wind conditions – monthly production slightly above target  

Expansion of project “Lighthouse 2040”

Increase in sales revenue compared to the previous year

Poor wind conditions in production countries – monthly production below target

Shareholders cannot come together in person

Anniversary of the first W.E.B wind power plant

Strong wind power production in Austria – monthly production significantly above target

Punctual coming on stream despite challenges

Optimal production conditions in Canada and the United States

W.E.B congratulates and celebrates with a special-offer electricity rate

Good wind conditions create increase in sales

Stable high-pressure weather – monthly production clearly below the long-term average

Investors with great interest and lots of questions

Austrian wind power pioneer continues on road to success in anniversary year

Excellent wind conditions – monthly production clearly above target

What do the new coronavirus measures mean for W.E.B?

Storm, storm, storm and storm – four storm fronts enabled our production to achieve an all-time high in results

Too mild, too quiet – monthly production below target

W.E.B wins bid for its largest wind power project to date with 84 MW

Photovoltaic system of the Lower Austrian municipality of Litschau and WEB Windenergie AG in operation

Full house at the New Year’s reception of W.E.B

Good wind conditions – monthly results above target

Lower Austrian Deputy Governor Stephan Pernkopf celebrated with W.E.B and its shareholders

W.E.B believes in the power of the sun

W.E.B employees support the popular petition on climate protection

Notable guests congratulate the Waldviertel-based energy transition pioneer

Continued lack of wind in summer – monthly results clearly below target

Much wind and sunshine led to increase in sales revenue

More than 300 visitors wanted to see the new plants for themselves

Hardly any wind – record temperatures brought air masses to a standstill

The repowering project in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany was completed

Moderate wind conditions – Slightly lower production in the warmest June on record

Bonds generate approx. EUR 15 million | New wind farm project in Italy connected to the grid

Wind Project Wisokolamson Energy reaches Financial Close

The eight wind power plants of W.E.B and WKS generate electricity for 18,000 households

Climate change makes life increasingly difficult for the forests in Austria’s Waldviertel...

First Italian W.E.B wind farm in operation

Very good wind conditions – a cool month of May generated a significant plus in production

Significant plus in production provides for an impressive start of the year

Excellent wind conditions – strong monthly finish generates clear plus

Austrian wind power pioneer continues on road to success

Excellent wind conditions – second-best monthly production in W.E.B history

Good wind conditions – monthly production slightly below target

Deputy Governor Pernkopf at the final commissioning of the joint project between W.E.B and Windkraft Simonsfeld

Excellent wind conditions – highest monthly production to date

Record results in December not able to compensate for a weak wind year

Project Höflein West successfully completed

Wind conditions too weak – production results below target

Weak wind conditions and the expiration of tariffs cause decline in revenue

Very mild and windy – production results significantly above target

Four new W.E.B plants officially in operation

W.E.B presented with award for climate protection participation initiative

Summer weather in early autumn – production results below target

Start of construction for the repowering project

Bonds generate approx. EUR 15 million
Further growth on the path towards energy transition

Continued heat wave – production results below target

W.E.B and Windkraft Simonsfeld build eight new wind power plants

Weak conditions dampen sales revenue and earnings

Heat and dryness – Productions results significantly below target

Good wind conditions – Production results clearly above target

All six power plants were successfully put into operation

Ground-breaking ceremony for the joint project in Höflein, Lower Austria

International growth creates regional jobs

Moderate wind conditions – productions results clearly below target

Record results and Brigitte Ederer appointed to the W.E.B Supervisory Board

Weaker wind conditions | Sales revenue slightly below previous year’s level

Second PV system in operation

Good wind conditions in Central Europe – production results well above target

The project Wisokolamson/Albert is jointly developed with the Woodstock First Nation

2017: Best results in corporate history | Production exceeds “magical” threshold of 1,000 gigawatt hours

Central European wind conditions below average lead to production results below target

Plant in Pöttsching successfully connected to the grid

More than two thirds of energy generated by wind power plants

Ecolabel for 100% clean, regional energy from wind, water, and the sun

Slow air masses keep production results below target

W.E.B acquires photovoltaic power plants in Germany

W.E.B and Windkraft Simonsfeld build eight new wind turbines

W.E.B acquires the ”Conza” photovoltaic park

W.E.B goes for complete takeover of the project company SELT

Good wind conditions – production results almost as planned 

W.E.B and ENERTRAG agree on three more years of cooperation

François Saint-Paul wanted to know more about future projects

A windy December results in both a monthly and annual record

W.E.B fleet expanded to 22 electric vehicles

Selective wind conditions – good production results just below target

Comprehensive information on the Website concerning investment opportunities

242 companies with appeal for climate protection to the future federal government

More power plants and more wind able to more than double the results

WWF and GLOBAL 2000 see W.E.B as a “driver of the electricity future”

Optimal yield of excellent wind conditions – best monthly result in W.E.B history with more than 100,000,000 kWh

Long-time shareholder Franz Pfaunz thrilled about this special honor

W.E.B among the winners of the ARC Award 2017

Cross-border jury convinced by the sustainable management of W.E.B

September brings on the wind – production results significantly above target

Lower Austria’s frontrunner of NEOS in conversation with the W.E.B Board of Directors

On 14 September, Brigitte Ederer, member of numerous supervisory boards of renowned Austrian companies...

Almost the entire roof of the company Brandtner is used for the production of electricity

Two photovoltaic projects were already realized in cooperation with Neudörfl and Sigleß this year.

Mixture of very good wind conditions and no wind in France – production results slightly below target

Wörbzig repowering project was successful against strong competition in the wind energy tender

Commissioning of new power production facilities in 2016 clearly reflected in H1 2017 results

Below average wind conditions – production below target

The contractual agreement was signed with Vestas

Very good wind conditions in March – production considerably above target 

WEB Vetrná Energie was founded 15 years ago

W.E.B celebrated with the community one year after it was put into operation

European wind conditions below average – production below target

This year’s annual meeting of W.E.B shareholders in Horn focused on the intense expansion...

Newly commissioned plants increase sales revenue compared to the previous year

Comprehensive W.E.B offer will generate clean energy in Neudörfl, Burgenland, Austria

Excellent wind conditions in April – production clearly above target

Representatives of W.E.B celebrated the repowering project with all the people in the region

Five new plants went into operation in December

Good wind conditions in March – production slightly below target

The construction machines have arrived at the highly promising site of Flesquières

Production target was not reached due to a weak first half of the month

High-pressure weather conditions and icing put a damper on production – production results remain below target

New level of long-term partnership between the companies

Another W.E.B milestone for clean and regional energy production

Opening of Le Gourlus, the largest wind farm in W.E.B history

W.E.B reaches a new peak in production thanks to its growth course and despite extremely weak wind conditions in the second half of the year

The last plants of the third expansion phase have been put into operation in Nova Scotia

Eight old plants dismantled and four new ones built, increasing the production of electricity fivefold

W.E.B is now producing clean energy in seven countries

Wind conditions in November reflect a positive trend – production results just barely miss expectations

Acknowledgement of the environmental responsibility of WEB Windenergie AG

In Nova Scotia, the third expansion phase is about to be successfully concluded. Walton is already in operation, and three more sites will follow soon.

Three-level commissioning of the largest wind farm in W.E.B history successfully started

Europe has been experiencing weak wind levels for several months, which is also reflected in the production results of the third quarter 2016.

The calm autumn season continues well into October – production results stay below target

Continuous high-pressure weather leads to weak production results in September

WEB Windenergie AG takes over the operations management at Pretul Wind Farm

Construction work at the “Pisgah Mountain” wind farm, the first US-American wind farm in W.E.B history, is progressing well.

Commissioned in late June, the wind farm was officially opened on 23 September 2016.

Renewable energy is attractive! More than 3,000 visitors celebrated the plant expansion...

Subheading: Phase 1 of the Glaubitz repowering project successfully completed.

Calm late summer weather brings down production results.

Four new plants went into operation in December, with the official opening celebration taking place last weekend.

Sales revenue only declined slightly compared to the record year 2015.

Weak wind conditions towards the end of the month prevent production increase

Wind conditions below average weaken production results

Repowering project is running successfully - nine wind power plants have been modernized

At wind farm Sternwald III, the test operation phase of Plant No 9 was launched on 21 June 2016.

W.E.B receives four stars of excellence and is again added to the list of excellent companies for 2016

Wind conditions and newly commissioned plants create production plus in May

The key issues of the 17th Annual General Meeting of WEB Windenergie AG were the election to the Supervisory Board and a look back on the successful year of 2015.

One of the points on the agenda of the 17th Annual General Meeting of WEB Windenergie AG on 3 June 2016 was the election of three members of the Supervisory Board.

The first quarter of 2016 boasts an increase of two percent in sales revenue compared to the record-breaking first quarter of the previous year.

Internationally pioneering model house runs on renewable energy by W.E.B

Electric vehicles for 14 W.E.B employees on the road.

Andreas Dangl joins the W.E.B Supervisory Board as of 25 May 2016.

On 19 May 2016, numerous shareholders and friends of W.E.B gathered at Vienna’s “Labstelle”...

A total of three photovoltaic systems were successfully put into operation on 13 May 2016.

Marking the various changes at W.E.B with the beginning of May, the company’s employees and Andreas Dangl took a last step...

27 May 2016 has been set as the ex-dividend date.

Good wind conditions increase production in April

2015: Significant increases in production, sales, and results | excellent plant availability | continuous plant expansion...

Eighteen years after W.E.B opened its first three wind power plants in Parbasdorf, a further wind farm with four cutting-edge 3 MW...

Last Saturday, 16 April 2016, W.E.B invited everybody to the anniversary celebration on the occasion of “10 years Wind Farm Auersthal & Opening Ceremony Auersthal II”.

Wind conditions below average generate lower results in March

Work was not easy for the construction crew at Weener wind farm (Germany) in the last few weeks

W.E.B supports the oekostrom AG campaign against the planned NPP Paks in Hungary.

Best monthly result in W.E.B history – and all that in just 29 days.

Lots of ice and weak winds brought down production results in January.

A record in W.E.B production accompanied by a total production result above annual projections...

It is done! The delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference unanimously adopted the 30-page Paris Agreement.

The great success of our current W.E.B bond issue requires us to end the subscription period of two bonds, while the remaining hybrid bond is still available to investors.

W.E.B has been busy once again: the first power plant at Spannberg has already been connected to the grid. All four turbines will be put in operation by the start of the week. 

After the expansion of the Auersthal wind farm by two 2 MW Vestas V100 turbines, Auersthal II finally generated its first kilowatt hour today.

Bond issue proceeding well – target volume of EUR 15 million already accomplished.

The next logical step towards climate protection: W.E.B has been officially accepted as a member enterprise of the Climate Alliance.

Excellent results due to our growth course and head start in production – strongest increases in revenue in Canada and Austria.

Prestigious award for WEB Windenergie AG: Federal Minister Rupprechter and ORF Director General Wrabetz presented...

Central European weather services conclude that the conditions were rather typical yet slightly ...

The W.E.B Board of Directors presented the company’s new capitalization measures at a press conference at ...

The W.E.B Business Report stood alone on the top of the trend AAA (Austrian Annual Report Award) in the category "non-listed companies".

Together with ELLA, W.E.B is building the most modern and largest company charging station and northernmost quick charging facility in Austria.

Prestigious award for W.E.B subsidiary, nationwide charging stations by mid-2016.

W.E.B signs a joint venture agreement in Italy and fires the starting signal for entering the market, also in the wind power segment. 

A windy September made sure that the W.E.B power plants started off into autumn with great results.

The W.E.B Business Report 2014 ranked second in the category “non-listed companies” at the renowned Austrian Public Reporting Award (APRA). 

A summer of records sends better wind conditions on vacation. Needless to say, W.E.B production was affected as well.

All good things come in threes in the Lower Austrian district of Gänserndorf: finally it was time for the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of Parbasdorf.

Wind pioneers, W.E.B employees, residents of Michelbach and many other guests celebrated the 20th anniversary of our wind power plant Michelbach.

The commissioning of new power plants combined with excellent wind conditions at the beginning of the year enabled W.E.B to achieve exceptionally positive half year results.

Is it true that only renewable energies are dependent on subsidies? The consumption of coal, oil and gas was subsidized to the amount of USD 548 billion in 2013, whereas renewable energies were only supported with one-quarter of this amount.

The heat wave is also affecting W.E.B production. Lots of sun, high temperatures and weak winds: results slightly below target.

The new storage and assembly hall grew higher and higher in the last few weeks.

Accompanied by District Office Head Reinhart Blumberger, the President of the Regional Economic Chamber of Lower Austria, Sonja Zwazl, visited W.E.B.

June’s highly unstable weather conditions lead to W.E.B production results slightly below target.

After more than 20 years on the Board of Directors, Andreas Dangl, current CEO of WEB Windenergie AG, will change to the W.E.B Supervisory Board in May 2016.

W.E.B received four stars of excellence and has been added to the list of excellent companies for the second time in a row. 

W.E.B has been busy: time for the next ground-breaking ceremony in Auersthal.

W.E.B’s positive trend continues uninterrupted with monthly production again above the planned levels.

A good mood was tangible at the 16th AGM of WEB Windenergie AG.

Good wind conditions and new power plants enabled WEB Wind Energy Group to achieve excellent results...

Many prominent, regional politicians attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the second W.E.B wind farm at Spannberg.

As the newspaper "Die Welt" reports, around the world fossil fuels are subsidized to the tune of USD 5.3 billion.

Electro mobility at W.E.B.’s building site.

In 2014 the wind industry struggled due to the weather.

High-energy spring! April achieved a record-breaking production of 68 452 MWh renewable electricity

WEB has been nominated for an Austrian TRIGOS award in the category "Holistic CSR engagement: Medium-sized enterprises."

What Elon Musk (Tesla) tackles, usually always stirs up the respective industry.

The proposal to pay dividends at the General Meeting was set as the 22.05.2015 "dividend day"

About 45 guests attended the WEB investors’ event 2015 and celebrated with the board of directors the opening of the solar park in Brunn am Gebirge, which went into operation in March.  

Ideal excavation conditions allows for a high degree of material utilisation.

Hurricane weather, successful start-ups and good results, these are the ingredients that made up the WEB-March results.

With the commissioning of the turbines in Nine Mile River, phase II construction in Nova Scotia is complete. WEB now has 14 turbines in operation with a total of 28 MW in the grid.

Currently three storm fronts are move over Germany and Austria, placing demand on the W.E.B-control center. So far, however, there has been no damage.

WEB Wind Energy Ltd plans to build on their premises in Pfaffenschlag a brand new major components hall, covering more than 2,000 m² and expand its office building. The total construction cost 2.5 million Euros.

On the roof top of GDP a real estate comapny, two PV plants with 350 kWp joined the grid in Brunn, Gebirge.

Andreas Dangl has just received a major award following his selection by an expert jury as the CEO Of The Year.

Following snow and ice in Nova Scotia the W.E.B-motor is again running in top gear. Two additional locations have been brought online virtually simultaneously.

February produced another pleasing result, despite diverse wind conditions in the different countries and other start-ups in Canada.

In Nova Scotia four 2MW turbines went to the grid for W.E.B. Other ones follow shortly.

Record start to 2015 with January as the most productive month in W.E.B history!

The largest wind park in W.E.B history is starting to take shape.

Since 14 January 2015 three wind power plants have gone into operation at Martock Ridge in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

2014 was a challenging year for production, as clearly below-average wind levels and numerous network shutdowns...

After a year in which we were hardly spoiled for wind, 2014 made amends with a “grand finale” in December.

As of now, one can support the energy turnaround using one’s own body...

November sees variable production in the regions and the successful start-up of Altentreptow III in Germany

All three turbines at the Altentreptow III Wind Park went on-grid ahead of schedule.

Seize the opportunity and invest in ELLA. Be in from the start and develop your “own” e-mobility system.

66 per cent vote for wind power

In spite of the poor wind situation to date, WEB Windenergie AG was again able to raise its sales revenues over the comparable period of last year.

Weather in October was dominated by high pressure and fog in Austria. In France and Canada wind power plants had better production results above target. 

Production of electricity from W.E.B-power plants was relatively low in September 2014.

On September 26th the subscription period for W.E.B-corporate bond offer closed.

W.E.B welcomed Dalila Hernandez, Deputy Minister for New Sources and Rational Use of Electricity

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached a new peak according to the WMO (World Meteorology Organization)

Production results in August are characterized as follows: outstanding electricity generation from hydropower, good results from photovoltaic and results below average from wind energy.

Despite challenging weather conditions, W.E.B achieved a positive half year result.

Production results were quite diverse in July.

Weather conditions in June were not optimal for the production of electricity from W.E.B’s wind turbines.

On June 17th the first electric quick charging point by ELLA was opened in Stockerau.

IG Windkraft and W.E.B organized the launch event of „Tag des Windes“ in the Breitenlee wind farm.

There has never been a month in spring before, in which W.E.B had a higher energy production than in May 2014.

W.E.B officially opened the wind farm Matzen/Klein-Harras on May 31st.

Despite bad wind conditions – at least for the wind power industry, the total revenue was significantly higher than in the previous year.

Better production results despite weak wind year 2013! This was one of the headlines at the 15th W.E.B Annual General Meeting.

W.E.B does not only continue its business in Canada but also in Germany. Altentreptow is expanded for the third time and will add three more turbines to its 15 plants.

For the first time in company history, W.E.B was evaluated by an independent team of assessors for the Austrian Excellence Award. The results were excellent and W.E.B is pleased to have achieved a high number of points off the cuff.

The credit agreement for the next Canadian projects was signed on 14 May 2014. Afterwards, construction immediately began on 11 further wind power plants in No-va Scotia.

May weather in April – production below target: this year’s April turned out to have quite some unusual weather as well. The combination of unusually warm temperatures, first thunderstorms and long periods of weak winds led to production results of 44,196 MWh.

W.E.B Business Report and Corporate Group Financial Statement. Although the weather conditions of the past business year 2013 have not been by far as ideal as in the year before, WEB Windenergie AG was able to increase sales from EUR 47.2m to EUR 48.1m.

The company value of W.E.B for the past fiscal year was again determined by the financial auditor and tax consultant office BDO Austria GmbH.

The 15th Annual General Meeting of WEB Windenergie AG will take place at Stadtsaal Waidhofen an der Thaya on Friday, 23 May 2014 at 3 pm. All shareholders have been informed in accordance with regulations; further details see here. 

Last Saturday, 16 April 2016, W.E.B invited everybody to the anniversary celebration on the occasion of “10 years Wind Farm Auersthal & Opening Ceremony Auersthal II”.

On April 9th the zoning plan for wind power plants in Lower Austria was presented.

Mild February slightly below target

First storm to test W.E.B plants in Canada

Mild February slightly below target 

W.E.B also wind pioneer in Canada

The plant at Parker Mountain has been connected

W.E.B is about to cross the 300 MW line

January with weak winds and challenging weather

W.E.B has begun power production in Canada

About the fireside chat at Katsdorf

Record power production of 559 GWh but production -1.3% below target

Strong production month at the end of the year