[53] DONG Energy tested a prototype in the sea off Frederikshavn in 2013, at a cost of DKK 240 million. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, The United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, Brazil, Poland[2] and the United States,[3] and employs more than 25,000 people globally. Overview Jobs Life About us Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. [38] Vestas intends to build a blade factory in India in 2016.

Home > Vestas Aircoil > Global Facilities > Vestas aircoil (UK) Ltd. Vestas aircoil established its aftermarket division in the United Kingdom in 2001.

[8] In 1997, the company placed in production the NTK 1500/60. It costs DKK 11 billion, and should deliver 3.4 TWh per year. [33] Vestas also added employees in Pueblo and expected the tower facility to eventually top 500. [54][55] A V164 was installed for testing in Østerild Wind Turbine Test Field in 2014,[56] later uprated to more power.

After a sales slump and an operational loss in 2005,[3] Vestas recovered in 2006 with a 28% market share[3] and increased production although market share slid to between 12.5. [18], In August 2009 Vestas hired more than 5,000 extra workers for its new factories in China, the United States, and Spain. Those laid off were given one of six different colored papers, and then instructed to follow the colored line that matched the colored paper they had been given.

[25] Other facilities in Colorado include a further 750 persons employed at a blade manufacturing facility in Windsor, Colorado.[when?] In December 2010 Vestas were developing the V164 7 MW offshore turbine,[8] with a 164 m rotor diameter. [17], In July 2009, Vestas announced its manufacturing operations on the Isle of Wight in England would close due to a lack of UK demand, affecting 525 jobs there and 100 in Southampton. The company's North American headquarters was relocated in 2002 from Palm Springs, California to Portland, Oregon. Because we are part of a young industry there is a can-do, dynamic spirit, which inspires our people to keep pushing forward the boundaries commercially as well as technologically.

Today it is the largest supplier of replacement charge air coolers in the world, and the only supplier with manufacturing in both Europe and the Far East. [63], On 5 September 2013, Dr. Chris Spruce, Vestas Senior Product Engineer, served as member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for the kite-energy-systems project ERC HIGHWIND, a project at KU Leuven dedicated to the research and development of tethered airfoils dedicated to generating energy by airborne wind energy (AWE). It entered the wind turbine industry in 1979[7] and produced wind turbines exclusively from 1989. [72], Vestas V126-3.45 MW guyed tower at Østerild, WindFloat, operating at rated capacity (2 MW), approximately 5 km (3 mi) offshore of Agucadoura, Portugal, As of 2019[update] Vestas has installed over 66,000 wind turbines for a capacity of 100 GW in over 80 countries on five continents. [27] Vestas said it decided to build its North American production facilities in Colorado because of the state’s central location, extensive transportation infrastructure and rail system, existing manufacturing base, and skilled workforce. Go to the aftermarket page for more detail. [29][5][30][31], In October 2013 Vestas sold its four casting and two machining factories to VTC Partners GmbH. Six long colored lines, leading to an exit, had been placed on the floor. Go to the aftermarket page for more detail. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. [64], In April 2016, Vestas installed a 900 kW quadrotor test wind turbine at Risø, made from 4 recycled 225 kW V29 turbines. Vestas has no immediate plans of commercializing the prototype. The successful deployment represents the first offshore multi-megawatt wind turbine to be installed without the use of any heavy-lift or specialized offshore construction equipment.

Prototypes of it were manufactured at Lindø (the former Maersk shipyard) due to size, crane and port access requirements. This is because they should enable both extraordinarily low fuel consumption and low emissions of nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides and soot particles. [34] As of 2016[update], Vestas has a US nacelle production capacity of 2.6 GW. Life at Vestas is many things – exciting, rewarding, fun and challenging. They weigh around 170 tons. [39], In 2014 and 2015, 26 dishonest employees were detected with the company's whistleblower program (the first in Denmark), and disciplined. Vestas supplied a v80 2.0 MW offshore turbine to Windplus, S.A. (a joint-venture company including Energias de Portugal, Repsol, Principle Power, A. Silva Matos, Inovcapital and Portugal Ventures). [25] Vestas stated that it expected to have 2800 employees in Colorado by the end of 2014. [36] In 2015 almost half of all Vestas turbines were going to the American market[37] (nearly 3 GW for US out of 7.5 GW worldwide). [21], In January 2012, the company suggested firing 1,600 out of its 3,000 U.S. workers if the U.S. did not renew the 2.2 cents-per-kilowatt-hour Production Tax Credit,[22] which was extended in 2013. ", "4-Rotor Concept Turbine - DTU Wind Energy", Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, "Measurable power gains found in multi-rotor Vestas concept", "Vestas to be Principal Partner of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team", "Vestas becomes the first company to install 100 GW of wind turbines", Wind as a modern energy source: the Vestas view, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vestas&oldid=980739737, Multinational companies headquartered in Denmark, Companies listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Manufacturing companies established in 1945, Articles with dead external links from July 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013, All articles containing potentially dated statements, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Vague or ambiguous time from January 2016, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2016, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2019, Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 05:02. [59] In 2012, Vestas donated the older 1344-core supercomputer from 2008 to Aalborg University.[60]. It has filed 787 wind turbine patents (227 in 2010) according to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO), while General Electric has 666 and Siemens Wind Power has 242. Approximately 25 workers at the wind turbine factory on the island occupied the administration offices in protest on 20 July 2009, demanding nationalisation to save their jobs. [73] As of 9 January 2019[update] the company has built production facilities in more than 12 countries, among them China, Spain and the United States. [5], Vestas traces its roots to 1898 when Hand Smith Hansen bought a blacksmith shop in Lem [da], West Jutland, that operated as a family business. [35], In March 2015, Vestas announced it would be upping jobs by 400 at its blade manufacturing facility in Windsor and stated "We had a very successful 2014". 5 September 2013, meeting date", "EXCLUSIVE: Vestas tests four-rotor concept turbine", "Vestas rejser usædvanlig ny multirotor-vindmølle", "Ser du hva som er annerledes med denne vindturbinen? Vestas provides replacements for all brands – not just Vestas.

[10][11], In 2003, the company merged with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer NEG Micon to create the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, under the banner of Vestas Wind Systems.

The company said it was "expanding heavily in China and the US because these markets were growing the fastest, in contrast to the sluggish pace of wind farm development in the UK". [69][70][71], In September 2019, the company was announced as a principal partner of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team for their debut season. Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions.

In 2012, Vestas scaled back and closed some of its R&D offices in Houston, Marlborough, Louisville, China, Singapore and Denmark. [41], In 2016, Vestas was voted number 7 on the Clean200 list.

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[65][66][67] The first three months of testing confirmed theoretical models. [20], In November 2010, Vestas shut down the 70-person staff advisory department 'Vestas Excellence', responsible for securing competitiveness, handling suppliers, quality assurance and globalization. [15] At that time, Vestas employed about 400 in Portland and committed to add at least 100 more employees there within five years; the new building will have space for up to 600 workers. This should set new standards in terms of performance and efficiency.

Vestas has nacelle and blade manufacturing facilities in Brighton, Colorado[26] and also operates a tower facility in Pueblo, Colorado. [61] The system, known as the WindFloat, consists of a semi-submersible type floating foundation, a conventional catenary mooring, and the wind turbine. The product was designed by Timothy Jacob Jensen and received the German IF Award and the Red Dot Award. [74] Vestas employs 25,000 people.

Coordinates: 56°11′48″N 10°10′49″E / 56.1966997°N 10.1802483°E / 56.1966997; 10.1802483, Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company initially manufactured household appliances, moving its focus to agricultural equipment in 1950, intercoolers in 1956, and hydraulic cranes in 1968.