BayWa
says
its
acquisition
of
90%
of
the
Austrian
firm
will
give
it
access
to
the
“huge
potential
of
onshore
wind
power
in
Eastern
Europe”.
Ecowind,
which
has
some
400MW
in
development
in
Austria
and
elsewhere,
has
recently
expanded
its
activities
eastwards.
The
company
has
set
up
subsidiaries
in
Romania,
Bulgaria,
Poland
and
Croatia,
and
has
a
project
underway
in
Hungary,
it
says
on
its
website.
BayWa
bought
the
majority
stake
in
Ecowind
from
former
owner
AAG
Holding.
The
German
group
said
earlier
this
month
that
it
plans
to
spend…
