Private company

Volkswind

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German wind energy company1

Volkswind GmbH is one of the largest operators of wind farms in Germany. The company was founded in 1993 by Martin Daubner and Matthias Stommel, former Enercon employees. The company's headquarters is in Ganderkesee, Germany, and has worldwide subsidiaries in France, England, Poland, Bulgaria and the US.2 It is part of Axpo Holding.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • HeadquartersGanderkesee1
  • Websitevolkswind.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900IY6H0KWYSTFN413
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressGustav-Weißkopf-Str. 3, 27777 Ganderkesee, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Oldenburg, HRB 1407003

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Volkswind GmbH is one of the largest operators of wind farms in Germany.2

Corporate structure

Volkswind is part of a group headed by Axpo Holding. 44 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Axpo Holding Baden, Switzerland
    • Axpo International S.A. 100% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Axpo Nordic AS Oslo, Norway
    • Axpo Solutions AG Baden, Switzerland
      • Axpo Austria Wien, Austria
      • Axpo Benelux Brussel, Belgium
      • Axpo Bulgaria EAD Sofia, Bulgaria
      • AXPO ENERGY ROMANIA Bucureşti, Romania
      • Axpo Sverige Malmö, Sweden
      • Axpo UK London, United Kingdom
      • Axpo Albania Subsidiary · Tirane, Albania
      • Axpo BH drustvo sa ogranicenom odgovornoscu (Axpo BH društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću) Subsidiary · Moster, Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • AXPO DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU BEOGRAD (AXPO DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU BEOGRAD) Subsidiary · Нови Београд, Serbia
      • Axpo Finland Oy Subsidiary · Vantaa, Finland
      • AXPO IBERIA SL Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • AXPO ITALIA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
      • AXPO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Baden, Switzerland
      • Axpo Trgovina d.o.o. Subsidiary · Buzin, Croatia
      • AXPO U.S. LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • CALENIA ENERGIA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Subsidiary · Genova, Italy
      • ENAG Energiefinanzierungs AG Subsidiary · Ibach, Switzerland
      • Erste Volkswind GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Ganderkesee, Germany
      • Ferme Eolienne de la Chaume des Alouettes Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • Ferme Eolienne des Tilleuls Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • Ferme Eolienne du Mont Louis Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      • RIZZICONI ENERGIA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Subsidiary · Genova, Italy
      • Windkraft Domnitz GmbH Subsidiary · Egeln, Germany
      • Zweite Volkswind GmbH & Co KG Subsidiary · Prinzhöfte, Germany
      • АКСПО МК ДООЕЛ Скопје Subsidiary · Skopje, North Macedonia
    • Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke Luzern, Switzerland
    • Volkswind Ganderkesee, Germany
    • EGL Subsidiary · Laufenburg
    • AMERICAN POWERNET MANAGEMENT, LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • Axpo AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Axpo Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Leipzig, Germany
    • FERME EOLIENNE DE BENET Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • FERME EOLIENNE DU VAL DE NOYE 1 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • FERME EOLIENNE DU VAL DE NOYE 2 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) Subsidiary · Linthal, Switzerland
    • LE CHAMP EOLIEN DE SAINT MARTIN Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • PARC EOLIEN DE SAINT RIQUIER 2 Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    • Urbasolar Subsidiary · France
    • Beznau Nuclear Power Plant Owned · Döttingen, Switzerland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

1993

Foundation of Volkswind as IPP

Installation of the first windmill with capacity of 500 kW

1997

Acquisition of Egeln castle (Saxony-Anhalt) as new headquarters

1998

Development of world largest 4,5 MW wind mill (Enercon E 112 height:124m; rotor width: 112m)

2001

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More than 50 MW installed

2002

Subsidiary in Paris, France

More than 100 MW installed

2005

Subsidiary in Goleniów, Poland

Subsidiary in Manchester, UK

Development of world highest wind mill from Vestas model V90 (125m)

More than 200 MW installed

2006

Development of largest wind farm in Cormainville, France at that time (30 Vestas V80-2MW wind turbines with combined nameplate capacity of 60 MW)

More than 300 MW installed

2007

New headquarter in Ganderkesee

Subsidiary in Bulgaria with partner

More than 400 MW installed

2008

Subsidiary in Portland, Oregon, USA

From Wikipedia’s article on Volkswind, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 29, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Axpo Holding3
  2. 1993Founded Founded1

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