UKA – the energy park developer

As a full-service developer, the UKA Group plans, builds, operates, and sells wind and photovoltaic (PV) farms. It provides sustainable power supplies in Germany, Europe and America that are independent of fossil energy imports, ensure low electricity generation costs, and are climate-friendly. UKA is an owner-managed company that has been pursuing a long-term business strategy since its founding in 1999. The company’s employees are committed to delivering the best possible project results that meet the highest criteria for quality and economic efficiency. All projects are systematically advanced, even when external circumstances require an extra measure of patience and perseverance.

The UKA Group is one of the leading project developers for renewable energies in Germany. UKA’s project pipeline in all its markets currently exceeds 19 gigawatts. In addition, the Group’s asset management subsidiary UKB handles the technical and commercial management of wind and PV farms in Germany.

Service portfolio

As a full-service provider, UKA offers all services up to and including the handover of turn-key wind- and solar farms to institutional investors like funds and investment companies, energy suppliers, public utility companies and infrastructure companies. After handover, its subsidiary UKB Betriebsführung GmbH will ensure your turbines perform at their technical and commercial best in the coming decades.

  • Exploration and site analysis
  • Radiation analysis
  • Wind yield measurement
  • Profitability calculation
  • Site securing
  • Configuration of the wind and solar farm
  • Power supply line and substation planning
  • Project acquisition
  • Repowering
  • Resident participation models
  • Local equity solutions

A two-decade partnership for the energy revolution

2023

The UKA Group supports the development of renewable energies in southern Europe with an office in Rome.

2022

UKA starts its activities in the Polish market and opens an office in Szczecin.

2021

With the establishment of an office in Santiago de Chile, UKA strengthens its presence in Latin America.

2020

UKA starts project planning for its first Finnish wind farm and expands its European business.

2019

UKA has been successfully developing renewable energy projects for over two decades

UKA opens its planning office in Madrid and develop the European market from there.

2018

With a defined project volume of approximately 1.2 GW and a project pipeline of over 2 GW, UKA is on a growth trajectory. In addition to wind farms and network infrastructures, UKA will also be working on solar energy projects in future.

2017

The world’s first commercial commissioned turbine V136 3.45 MW was put into operation by the UKA Group on July 25th 2017 in Lieskau, Germany.

2017

UKA North America LLC (UKA NA) opens its planning office in Stuart (Florida). UKA works with American business partners and experienced employees on promising wind energy and PV projects in the US.

2016

With an installed wind energy capacity of 204 MW in 2016, the UKA Group is the second-largest wind farm developer in Germany according to an industry study.

2015

UKA sets up new offices in Erfurt, Hannover, Oldenburg and Bielefeld. The new offices are just a short way away from our project sites in central, northern and western Germany.

2014

At the Möglenz wind farm in the Elbe-Elster district, four old turbines with a nominal output of 900 kW are dismantled. They are replaced by three wind turbines of the 3 MW class.

2012

The Calau-Schadewitz wind farm in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district is the company’s first forest wind energy project. On completion in 2012, the wind farm boasts seven 3.0 MW turbines.

2011

UKA has been present in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg since its inception. In 2011, the Group moves to Rostock and Cottbus, making it easier to manage local projects.

2010

The UKA Group’s administrative head office is opened at the company’s founding location in Meißen. The head office supports all of UKA’s project development companies in their work.

2009

In January, UKA installs its 100th wind turbine (a Vestas V90) at the Danna wind farm in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg.

2006

During one year, UKA has installed 32 wind turbines with a capacity of 60 MW for seven onshore wind farms in Brandenburg.

2001

In December, the company’s first 110 kV substation is built near Lübz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

2000

UKB Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen Betriebsführung GmbH is founded in August 2000. In December, the commercial and technical operations specialist assumes responsibility for its first four wind turbines with a combined output of 3.6 MW.

1999

Managing partners Gernot Gauglitz and Ole-Per Wähling – both still working at the company today – found UKA in Meißen. At its inception, the company has three employees.

Woman and man sitting/standing at a desk with models of wind energy plants.

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