PNE WIND : receives approval for the UK wind farm project Penbreck

Cuxhaven, 1st July2014 - The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG has taken a further step in expanding its international activities; PNE WIND UK has received approval from South Lanarkshire Council's planning committee for the Penbreck wind farm near Muirkirk. South Lanarkshire Council approved six turbines, with a further three turbines sited in East Ayrshire which will be considered in a separate application. The Penbreck Wind Farm's turbines will have a maximum tip height of 125m each, with an installed capacity of 3 MW and the potential output of the site is 27 MW.

"We are pleased that the efforts of our colleagues in Edinburgh over the past few years is now paying off with the receipt of this permit, which marks another major operational success in the development of our UK wind farm portfolio," said Markus Lesser Chief Operational Officer (COO) at PNE WIND AG.

Martin Billhardt, CEO of PNE WIND AG adds, "The PNE WIND Group operates in 14 countries and after investing in the expansion of our international project pipeline, we are now able to report successes in Scotland."