The company is based in Oldenburg, Germany, with two locations in Emden and Borkum. In 2019, its 160 employees generated a turnover of €30 million.

As a specialist in offshore wind farms and market leader in the North Sea, EWE OSS takes care of operations and maintenance management with its own 24/7 support service, as well as project development and engineering. In particular, the company has extensive know-how in high-voltage substations, as well as in information and communication technologies (ICT).

For VINCI Energies, this acquisition is of strategic importance because it makes it possible to extend the services of Omexom, its brand dedicated to the energy transition, in the offshore wind farm market. It is planned to transform the company into VINCI Energies’ offshore competence centre – an important milestone to make it a true integrator in the field of offshore substations. VINCI Energies takes over all employees as well as all EWE OSS locations. EWE will continue to own the Alpha Ventus, Riffgat and TWBII offshore wind farms.

« Through this external growth operation, we are investing not only in a growing market, but above all in_CO2-neutral energy production and therefore in more sustainability. We acquire a platform of skills that will allow us to expand our range of services and extend it to other markets and countries. As a result, we will become one of the leading independent providers of offshore wind, » comments Frank Westphal, Managing Director of VINCI Energies Deutschland Industry & Infrastructure GmbH.

Dr. Urban Keussen, Technical Director of EWE AG Group: « EWE OSS is one of the pioneers of offshore wind. We have been developing it for many years and it has good growth prospects. The sale of this business is the result of our reorientation and EWE’s focus on the development of onshore wind. Within the VINCI Group, EWE OSS will benefit from all the growth and development opportunities we wanted to find for this very involved and ambitious team. »

Irina Lucke and Dr. Jan-Dirk kleine Holthaus, Managing Directors of EWE OSS, add: « For us, this transition is much more than just a strategic partnership. For EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH, the integration into VINCI Energies offers excellent growth opportunities and generates synergies that will allow us to access other markets. »

As part of the integration of EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH into VINCI Energies Deutschland Industry & Infrastructure GmbH, the company will change its name to « Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore GmbH ». It will become the new offshore division of the Omexom Transformation Business Area.

Source: https://www.vinci-energies.com/en/our-news/newscenter/vinci-energies-acquires-ewe-offshore-service-solutions-gmbh-a-specialist-in-offshore-wind-farms/