The SowiTec company was founded in 1993, when the two brothers Frank and Gerd Hummel decided to develop and construct a wind farm upon the Himmelberg mountain at Melchingen in the Swabian Alb. This first wind farm is close to the present headquarter office in Sonnenbuehl, 50 km South of Stuttgart.
The "Himmelberg" wind farm construction was completed by 1995. It consists of 3 wind energy turbines model Micon M1500-600, with a hub height of 46 m. This made SoWiTec the first operator of a large scale wind energy installation in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
SoWiTec was the first company to realize a wind farm project of this greater scale in Baden-Württemberg.Due to this early step, SoWiTec now looks back upon 15 years of experience. This greatly benefits the company's engineering and innovative capabilities.
The success story of SoWiTec projekt GmbH
By the end of 2006, SoWiTec projekt GmbH has constructed over 88 wind energy turbines in 30 wind farms across Germany, totalling a nominal capacity of above 100 MW.
Having intially focused stongly on the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, SoWiTec projekt GmbH has become one of the leading project developers in South Germany..
Today, SoWiTec projekt GmbH's activities expand across all of Germany. Furthermore, the SoWiTec group has been created with SoWiTec international GmbH entering international markets.
Well prepared for the future
The SoWiTec group is well prepared for the coming years.
A great stock of wind farms and approved projects in Germany provide stability on the domestic market. With this solid experience and a healthy financial status, the SoWiTec group is further developing its activities in international markets through its subsidiary SoWiTec international and local companies in emerging markets.