Senvion S.A. (called REpower Systems SE until 2014) was a German wind turbine manufacturer founded in 2001 in Germany, majority owned by a private equity firm. Senvion as REpower Systems, as it was initially called, was established in 2001 through the merger of German wind companies: HSW (Husumer Schiffswerft), the engineering consultancy Pro+Pro (a subsidery of Denker&Wulf and aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH), the wind turbine manufacturer BWU and Jacobs Energie; and since April 2015 Centerbridge Partners.[5][6][7][8] It was under the ownership of Suzlon, an India wind turbine manufacturer, from 2007 to 2015.

Quick Facts Company type, Traded as ...
Senvion SA
Company typeSociété Anonyme
FWB: SEN
IndustryRenewable power
Founded2001
HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
Key people
Yves Rannou (CEO)[1]
ProductsWind turbines
RevenueDecrease  1.89  billion (2017)[2]
Number of employees
4500 (2017)[3]
ParentSiemens Gamesa[4]
Websitewww.senvion.com
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With equipment pricing under pressure due to auctions, Senvion filed for insolvency in German courts in early April 2019.[9] Senvion sold its 9 GW European service fleet to Siemens Gamesa in October 2019.[10] A Saudi Arabian company, Alfanar, acquired the Indian division of Senvion in 2021.[11]

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