Houston, Texas July, 01 2011. Horizon Wind Energy announces today a full brand and name alignment with its parent company EDP Renewables.
“We are proud to announce that we are officially changing our name in the United States and Canada to EDP Renewables North America, LLC,” said Gabriel Alonso,” CEO of EDP Renewable North America (EDPR NA). “The name and brand change should be perceived as an acknowledgment of the size, strength and diversity of EDP Renewables (EDPR) and making EDPR the cornerstone of our branding worldwide,” Alonso added.
The company sent out separate notification to customers, vendors, contractors, landowners, etc. to explain the name and brand change. EDPR Renewables will make this change as seamlessly as possible while maintaining its commitment to excellence and global leadership in clean energy sales, development and operations.
The company will continue to operate in its current structure and contacts will remain unchanged. All e-mail address prefixes will remain the same but the suffixes will change to edpr.com. The old e-mail addresses will continue to be operation for the foreseeable future. The company’s web address will be unified to www.edpr.com.
About EDP Renewables NA
EDP Renewables NA constructs, owns and operates wind farms throughout North America. Based in Houston, Texas with 26 wind farms and over 15 offices across the United States and Canada, EDPR NA has developed more than 3,600 megawatts (MW) and operates over 3,400 MW of wind farms. With approximately 300 employees, EDPR NA highly qualified team has a proven capacity to develop, construct, own and operate high quality wind farms.
About EDP Renováveis
EDP Renováveis, S.A. (“EDP Renewables” or “EDPR”), a global leader in the renewable energy sector develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable generation facilities. With a sound development pipeline, first class assets and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has grown extensively in recent years. The company’s long-term growth is driven by favorable renewable energy market conditions in the United States and throughout the world. EDPR is committed to renewable energy generation as it becomes increasingly reliable and competitive due to technological advancements that lead to greater efficiencies. The company operates in the most attractive markets, continuously expanding to new areas of the world. EDPR is currently present in the United States, Spain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and the United Kingdom. EDPR is listed on the Euronext Lisbon Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext: EDPR).
For more information, visit www.edpr.com.
