REpower expects accelerated growth from the amended Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)

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Hamburg (euro adhoc) - REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) welcomes the
key points of the amendment of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)
which was presented today by Mr. Gabriel, Federal Environment
Minister of Germany. The Federal Environment Ministry´s examination
of the EEG came to the conclusion that the current structure of the
Act should be maintained and that individual regulations for an
increase of efficiency must be adapted. REpower Systems AG estimates
that especially the incentives for grid compatible onshore wind
turbines as well as the increased start-up allowances for offshore
wind turbines will result in sustainable stimulation of the German
market.

Besides the additional remuneration of 0.7 eurocent per kilowatt hour
(kWh) for turbines which can be integrated particularly well into the
electricity grid due to their technical features, thus contributing
to grid stability, there is in the area of onshore wind energy the
prospect of a reduction of the annual degression from the current
figure of 2% to 1% in the future.

For offshore wind energy use, the degression does not start as
originally planned in 2008, but is to taken back to 2014. From 2008,
the initial remuneration will be increased from 8.74 eurocent to
11-14 eurocent per KWH. In addition, the limitation in respect to the
assumption of the grid connection costs by the grid operator is
lifted. Currently the Energy Act (Article 118 Section 7) stipulates
such an obligation only for offshore facilities where construction
commences before 31 December 2011.

The final version of the Renewable Energy Sources Act report is to be
released at the end of September and serves as the basis for an
amendment of the act. It is anticipated that the new regulations will
come into force from 1 January 2009. An exception here is the
increasing feed-in remuneration for electricity from offshore wind
parks which will take place from 2008.

Prof. Dr. Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO at REpower Systems AG, expects a
positive impact from the amended EEG , "The planned changes make
REpower wind turbines even more attractive. After all our products
have always been considered as particularly compatible to grids. With
the 0.7 cent per kWh bonus, our customers will benefit twice in the
future for the high technological expertise of our company, something
which is also reflected in the above-average availability of our
turbines." In respect of the improvements in the area of offshore
wind energy use, he added, "Once again it has been shown that we have
the right positioning with the offshore REpower 5M turbine. It is now
a question of securing the largest possible production capacity in
order to be able to meet the demand we expect over the next few
years."

REpower recently obtained the necessary approvals for establishing a
production facility for nacelles for the offshore 5M turbine in
Bremerhaven. In addition, REpower expects that the planning
conditions for a second production hall in Rendsburg-Osterrönfeld
(Schleswig-Holstein) will be created soon. At this site the onshore
3.3M turbine is to be manufactured.

end of announcement euro adhoc 05.07.2007 13:21:31
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