Sustainability has been an important topic for the EWE Group since many years. Here you can find a review of times, where sustainability wasn't the high-classified topic like it is today.
EWE wants to become climate-neutral by 2035
2020
About 23.000 m² of grass and lawn space on EWE's properties are being turned into flowering fields
76% of the electricity generated in our networks somes from renewable energies, as does 97% of EWE NETZ's own electricity
EWE was able to reduce CO2 emissions from electricity production by 40% (compared to 2005)
2019
Various companies in the EWE Group sign Diversity Charter
EWE repeatedly makes it possible for municipalities in the Ems/Weser/Elbe region to participate in EWE NETZ - 123 shareholders in total
2018
EWE involves the citizens of the communities of Hatten and Köhlen in two large regional wind farms
2017
More than 75% of the electricity in EWE NETZ's network comes from renewable energies
EWE repeatedly makes it possible for municipalities in the Ems/Weser/Elbe region to participate in EWE NETZ - 82 shareholders in total
EWE introduces concrete sustainability requirements for suppliers, with immediate effect
2015
EWE approves a sustainability strategy for the entire Group
EWE begins operation of "Riffgat", the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea
2014
EWE makes it possible for municipalities in the Ems/Weser/Elbe region to participate in the EWE NETZ network subsidiary for the first time – 64 take advantage of this option
2013
As the consortium leader, EWE establishes Germany’s first offshore wind farm “alpha ventus”, which can supply 70,000 households
2010
EWE introduces the E3 electric car, which serves as the basis for research into the integration of electric cars into the electricity network. Learn more about electric mobility
2009
EWE starts “eTelligence”, a four-year smart grid field test, in Cuxhaven
2008
Establishment of the "NEXT ENERGY” EWE Research Centre for Energy Technology at the University of Oldenburg
EWE opens one of the first biogas processing plants in the nation
2007
EWE builds the tallest wind turbine in the world at the time – 180 metres
2004
EWE establishes the EWE Foundation to support education, training, science and culture. Learn more about the EWE Foundation
2002
EWE operates 44 wind energy plants that generate more than 44 million kWh of electricity
1999
EWE builds the largest wind farm in Germany at the time, in Pilsum. Its 10 turbines have a power output of 300 kW each