Then and now

2011
Establishment of an endowed professorship for wind energy at the University of Applied Sciences of the Saarland, in cooperation with Goldwind Windenergy GmbH. In doing this, VENSYS returns to the University a bit of the support they gave to VENSYS in its early days as university start-up company.

Serial production of the new VENSYS 2.5 MW 90/100 starts.

VENSYS is now present on all continents (except for Antarctica and Australia): The AOI (Arab Organization for Industrialization) in Egypt becomes a licensee – the most important North African market has over 500 MW of wind energy on the grid.

In India, the VENSYS licensee ReGen was assigned the task of setting up 99 VENSYS wind turbines (1.5 MW/77) for two wind parks by the end of the year.

In Brazil, the VENSYS licensee IMPSA was assigned the task of building the largest wind park in South America in 2012 (180 MW – 120 x VENSYS 1.5 MW/82).

2010
Construction of the first VENSYS 100 in the 2.5 MW class in Germany and China. Gearless, with a permanent magnet excited multipole generator, closed-circuit cooling system without additional coolant, extended rotor diameter and remarkably low tower head mass.

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Goldwind in Hong Kong (the parent company of Goldwind GmbH, the main partner of VENSYS) brings a capital influx of US$1 million for further expansion of the company.
More than 3,200 VENSYS wind turbines are now connected to the grid worldwide, totalling more than 5,000 MW.

2009
VENSYS presents the new VENSYS 90/100 2.5 MW wind turbine to the public in the new production facility in Neunkirchen / Wellesweiler, Germany.
Serial production of VENSYS wind turbines in Germany starts.
More than 1,000 VENSYS wind turbines are now connected to the grid worldwide.

2008
VENSYS Energy AG relocates from Saarbrücken to Neunkirchen / Wellesweiler, where a new 5,000 m² production facility is available.

Establishment of the VENSYS Elektrotechnik GmbH subsidiary in Diepholz, near Bremen. It is responsible for the production of VENSYS converter systems for all VENSYS wind turbines and global licensees.

Goldwind GmbH becomes VENSYS new co-partner. This allows further company growth, the development of our own production facilities and the serial production of wind turbines.

2007
VENSYS Energiesysteme GmbH & Co KG changes its company name and corporate form to VENSYS Energy AG.
Installation of the first VENSYS 77/1.5 MW turbines in Germany and the first VENSYS 70 and 77 in China.

Licences granted to ReGen Powertech and Enerwind (IMPSA Wind) for developing the large Indian and Brazilian markets.

2005
Development of the new VENSYS 90/100 with 2.5 MW rated power is started. EOZEN (Spain) becomes a VENSYS licensee.

2004
Upscaling of the 1.2 MW turbine to the new VENSYS 70/77, with 1.5 MW power output and extended rotor diameter.

2003
Erection of the VENSYS 62/1.2 MW prototype in Sitzerath / Saarland, Germany.
Goldwind (China) becomes a VENSYS partner. The company is entitled to manufacture and market VENSYS wind turbines under a license.

2002
Wind energy pioneer Hugo Denker (previously of the Commerzbank Brunsbüttel, then the largest financial enterprise for wind parks in Germany) joins the company as principal shareholder.

2000
VENSYS Energiesysteme GmbH & Co KG is incorporated by members of the Wind Energy research group as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences of the Saarland (HTW). The engineers focus on advancing the gearless technology for wind turbines.

1997
The result of years of research, the GenesYs 600 prototype goes into operation in the Saarland/Germany. Technical support and optimisation by the Wind Energy research group.

1990
The Wind Energy research group is founded at the University of Applied Sciences of the Saarland (HTW) in Saarbrücken under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Friedrich Klinger, with a focus on fundamental research and preliminary drafts of generator concepts.