Today there is information in the market regarding Vestas having received an order in Peru. Vestas can confirm that ContourGlobal and Vestas have signed a conditional contract for a 114 MW wind power project in Peru. As soon as the order becomes firm and unconditional, Vestas will immediately thereafter make a company announcement concerning this. … Continue reading Wind energy in Peru: Vestas have signed a conditional contract for a 114 MW wind farm
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Vestas is on track with the development of the V164-8.0 MW wind turbine
The development of the V164 wind turbine is on track and several main components are close to completion at Vestas facilities both in Aarhus, Denmark and in the Isle of Wight, UK. The development of the game changing V164-8.0 MW turbine is progressing according to schedule and several main components are close to completion. “We … Continue reading Vestas is on track with the development of the V164-8.0 MW wind turbine
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Vestas win UK wind energy contract
The order has been placed by Keadby Wind Farm Ltd; which is a company wholly owned by SSE. SSE is a leading electricity and gas company, operating in the UK and Ireland. They are the UK’s second largest generation business, with a total capacity of just over 11,300 MW. Vestas has received an order for … Continue reading Vestas win UK wind energy contract
Continue readingVestas says former CFO did India deals without approval
The reason for this unusual step is that the management of Vestas has become aware of two agreements in India concluded by Henrik Nørremark on behalf of Vestas in the autumn of 2011, which neither the Board nor the CEO knew about. Henrik Nørremark seems to have entered into these agreements in violation of the … Continue reading Vestas says former CFO did India deals without approval
Continue readingVestas shifts offshore wind energy programme to 8 MW wind turbine
Vestas will reveal plans to upgrade its offshore wind power ambitions to focus on an 8MW wind turbine. The V164 platform was from the very beginning developed with a possible potential of increasing the turbine size. The progress in the technology development has now shown that an 8 MW version will offer lower cost of … Continue reading Vestas shifts offshore wind energy programme to 8 MW wind turbine
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US wind energy market on the brink of collapse
The US wind turbine market will go into free fall next year if urgent action is not taken to extend a popular wind farm development tax credit before it expires at the end of the year. That is the stark warning from the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, which today told the Financial Times … Continue reading US wind energy market on the brink of collapse
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Vestas clinches 40MW order to supply wind farm in Poland
Vestas will deliver 20 of its V90-2.0 MW wind turbines to a project at Wicko near Gdansk, northern Poland. Vestas has received an order from Aldesa Nowa Energia Sp. z o.o. for delivery of 20 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine for Poland. The order has a total capacity of 40 MW and the … Continue reading Vestas clinches 40MW order to supply wind farm in Poland
Continue readingVestas signs contracts for 192 MW with FRI-EL Green Power in Italy
The four wind power plants produce approximately 350,000 MWh per year, which is enough to meet the residential electricity consumption of more than 307,000 people in Italy and save the environment from about 135,000 tons of CO2 emissions on an annual basis. Vestas has signed with FRI-EL Green Power S.p.A. 15-year service contracts for four … Continue reading Vestas signs contracts for 192 MW with FRI-EL Green Power in Italy
Continue readingVestas V112-3.0 MW wind turbine reaches 3 GW milestone
Designed to lower Cost of Energy and offer unprecedented reliability for our customers, the V112-3.0 MW turbine has turned out to be exactly what an increasingly competitive market has been looking for. Reaching 3 GW of orders after less than two years in the market demonstrates strong customer commitment to Vestas and the V112-3.0 MW … Continue reading Vestas V112-3.0 MW wind turbine reaches 3 GW milestone
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Vestas poised to launch new low-wind 3 MW wind turbine
The new V126-3.0 MW turbine has a rotor diameter of 126 metres to target low wind conditions (i.e. wind class IEC III) and features a structural shell blade design. The well-known blade design halves the capital investment in new production lines, improves flexibility in manufacturing, and at the same time maintains the reliability and high … Continue reading Vestas poised to launch new low-wind 3 MW wind turbine
Continue readingVestas nets 24 MW deal for italian wind farm
Fri-El Green Power S.p.A will be the first customer on the Italian market to install the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine. In fact, eight V112-3.0 MW turbines will soon be producing clean energy at the Gorgoglione Guardia Perticara wind power plant, located in the Basilicata region, in Italy. Eight V112-3.0 MW wind turbines will soon … Continue reading Vestas nets 24 MW deal for italian wind farm
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Studies reveal 85% of consumers want more wind energy
This data is drawn from two global surveys: the Global Consumer Wind Study 2012 (GCWS), an annual survey produced by TNS Gallup, about consumers’ preferences for renewable energy, and the Corporate Renewable Energy Index Report 2012 (CREX), an index of companies that use renewable energy voluntarily, prepared by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The CREX study … Continue reading Studies reveal 85% of consumers want more wind energy
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Transporting blades by train for Vestas
One of the first blade-by-train transports in Europe, consisting of nine blades for Vestas’ V112-3.0 MW turbine, went from Vestas’ blade-factory in Lauchhammer, Germany, to the port of Esbjerg, Denmark, Friday 7 September. The train of cars had a total length of almost 700 meters, underlining the sheer size of this massive logistic challenge. Vestas, … Continue reading Transporting blades by train for Vestas
Continue readingVestas supplies its first wind turbines with intelligent aviation lights
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has for the first time supplied radar-controlled aviation lights to a wind farm. The Obstacle Collision Avoidance System – or OCAS – is an innovative solution that only activates the lights when an aircraft is operating in the immediate vicinity of a wind power plant. This minimises the … Continue reading Vestas supplies its first wind turbines with intelligent aviation lights
Continue readingVestas in talks with Mitsubishi
Today, there is information in the market that Vestas is in dialogue with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest maker of wind turbines, says it is in talk with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over possible “strategic cooperation.” Vestas can confirm that there is an ongoing dialogue between the two companies regarding … Continue reading Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi
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Texas wind power: E.On wind farm now operating in Willacy County
The wind power project, located approximately 5 miles east of Raymondville and the first wind energy project in Willacy County, is powered by 112 Vestas 1.8 megawatt wind turbines providing more than 200 megawatts (MW) of power—enough to provide clean power to more than 60,000 households in Texas. E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America … Continue reading Texas wind power: E.On wind farm now operating in Willacy County
Continue readingVestas intensifies cost saving plan and announces further workforce reductions
Global Senior Vice President of People & Culture Roald Steen Jakobsen says the further reduction in the workforce demonstrates Vestas is in full control of the cost reduction plan. “Vestas is currently three months ahead of schedule in regards to employee reductions in the organisation and being able to intensify this plan in order to … Continue reading Vestas intensifies cost saving plan and announces further workforce reductions
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WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
EVWIND The WindFloat Agucadoura unit is a Vestas 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in water depths of slightly less than 50 meters, 4 km offshore the northern coast of Portugal. Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine – a floating offshore wind turbine called the WindFloat Agucadoura – has been installed and certified. ABS, the leading … Continue reading WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
Continue readingMexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
Vestas has received a new order for the Los Altos wind farm, with a total of 50.4 MW including 28 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines, located in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. This will make Jalisco the fourth state in Mexico with operational wind power. The Los Altos wind farm will be the first big … Continue reading Mexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
Continue readingVestas has received its first Italian V100 wind power order consisting of 11 wind tubines V100-1.8 MW
Vestas has received its first Italian V100 wind energy order consisting of 11 units of the V100-1.8 MW wind turbine, representing a total capacity of 19.8 MW, for the Santa Luce Wind Farm, which will be located in Tuscany, Italy. The contract comprises delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines, a VestasOnline® Business … Continue reading Vestas has received its first Italian V100 wind power order consisting of 11 wind tubines V100-1.8 MW
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