Vestas
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| Vestas Wind Systems A/S | |
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| Type | Public (OMX: VWS) |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founder | Peder Hansen |
| Headquarters | Randers, Denmark |
| Key people | Ditlev Engel (President and CEO), Bent Erik Carlsen (Chairman of the board) |
| Industry | Industrial machinery |
| Products | Wind turbines |
| Revenue | €4.861 billion (2007)[1] |
| Operating income | ▲ €443 million (2007)[1] |
| Profit | ▲ €291 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 15,305 (end 2007)[1] |
| Website | www.vestas.com |
Vestas is a Danish company that designs, manufactures, and sells wind turbines. Founded in 1945 by Peder Hansen from the small town of Lem with the name Vestjysk Stålteknik A/S, as a manufacturer of household appliances, the company progressed to the manufacture of agricultural equipment in 1950, intercoolers in 1956, hydraulic cranes in 1968, and began the manufacture of wind turbines in 1979.
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 name Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Vestas has installed turbines in 60 countries and employs more than 15,000 people globally.[2]
The intercoolers (or "Charge air coolers") continue to be manufactured in Lem by Vestas aircoil A/S who split away from the wind systems company in the 80's.
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[edit] Products
The number after the V signifies the rotor diameter in meters.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Annual Report 2007. Vestas. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ Vestas History
[edit] External links
- Company web site
- Vestas aircoil website
- Profits soar for top wind turbine maker
- Work on wind turbine plant begins
- Portfolio 21: Vestas Wind Systems Top Green Company of 2006
- Largest wind turbine firm dedicates U.S. plant
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