Global Tech I including 80 plants to be created northwest of Cuxhaven in
the North Sea-Energy suppliers as client
HOCHTIEF Construction has been awarded the contract for another offshore
wind farm. From mid-2012, the HOCHTIEF subsidiary is expected to start
constructing the wind farm Global Tech I in the German North Sea. The contract
volume is EUR 175 million. The client of the wind farm is the project company
Global Tech I Offshore Wind in which several energy suppliers, energy trading
companies and a number of other companies have a share.
In the wind field 110 kilometers northwest of Cuxhaven, HOCHTIEF will first
anchor 80 foundations, each with a weight of 950 tons, in the 40-meter-deep
sea bed. The 5-megawatt wind wheels will then be mounted using Group-
owned special platforms and reach 150 meters out of the water. In this project,
BELUGA HOCHTIEF Offshore’s special jack-up vessel will be used for the first
time. HOCHTIEF also has developed a tailor-made logistics concept which
allows construction time to be reduced significantly. Henner Mahlstedt, CEO of
HOCHTIEF Construction: “With our competence and the high quality of our
services, we make an important contribution to the energy supply of the future.”
The Group expects annual sales of almost half a million euros from its entire
offshore business.
The client invests approximately EUR 1.3 billion into the offshore wind farm with
a total capacity of 400 megawatts. Global Tech I is to supply about 445,000
households with regenerative energy from 2013 onwards.
HOCHTIEF Construction AG Sitz der Gesellschaft: Essen, Registergericht: Essen HRB 14772, USt-IdNR. DE 201494816
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Dr. jur. Frank Stieler; Vorstand: Dipl.-Ing. Henner Mahlstedt (Vorsitzender), Dipl.-Kfm. Heiner Helbig
HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services. With more than
66,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 18.17 billion in FY 2009, the company is represented in all the
world‘s major markets. The Group’s service offering in the fields of development, construction, services,
concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the
USA, the biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary
Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks among the most important players in the field of transportation
infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share around 55 percent), the Group is
market leader in Australia. Because of its engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow
Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.
HOCHTIEF Construction as a service-oriented construction company bundles the traditional core business
of the HOCHTIEF Group in Europe. This mainly includes building construction, and civil and structural
engineering. The company has specialized in complex market segments such as high-rise buildings, airports,
tunnels and power plants. HOCHTIEF Construction is the management company of the Europe corporate
division which employs more than 9,000 staff. In addition to the classical construction business, the
partnership-based business model PreFair and the property development business formart, the company offers
its clients comprising service packages. Further information is available at www.hochtief-construction.com.
Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH is the project company that will build and operate the offshore wind
farm Global Tech I. The company’s shareholders are the two energy suppliers Stadtwerke München GmbH
and HSE AG (Darmstadt), the European energy trading company EGL AG, Esportes Offshore Beteiligungs
GmbH and the two project development companies Norderland Projekt GmbH und Windreich AG.
Global Tech I is one of the first offshore wind farms that are built in the German North Sea. The wind farm
comprising 80 wind turbines – with a capacity of 5 megawatts each – has an installed total capacity of 400
megawatts. This brings usable electricity generation from environmentally friendly wind energy to more than 1,4
billion kilowatt hours per year. The roughly 41-square-kilometer area of Global Tech I is located approximately
110 kilometers northwest of Cuxhaven. The wind farm is being built in the German Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ), outside marine protection areas. Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) granted
its approval for the 80 wind power stations and the associated transformer station as early as 2006. According
to today’s planning status, Global Tech I shall be connected to the power grid in 2012 and, after having
reached full capacity in 2013, annually deliver electricity for an equivalent of 445,000 households with an
average consumption of 3,130 kilowatt hours. Further information will be available shortly at
www.globaltechone.de .
