Vestas, the world’s leader in producing high-tech wind power systems, this week launched an advertising campaign to highlight the potential for new clean energy jobs being created in rural and regional Australia.

The negotiations following last week’s announcement of layoffs in Denmark have now been concluded. 154 employees in Vestas Nacelles and Vestas Blades are expected to be laid off.

Vestas has received an order for 24 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine for the Phase 1 of the Harpanahalli Wind Farm project in the State of Karnataka, South India.

Vestas, the world’s leader in producing high-tech wind power systems, announced today it will move its North American sales and service headquarters into the historic Meier & Frank Depot Building at 1417 NW Everett St. in Portland’s Pearl District. Gerding Edlen Development, Inc., will transform the sturdy structure, vacant since 2001, into one of Portland’s newest and distinctive [...]

Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received two orders from China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power (CGNWP) for a total of 87 units of the reliable and productive V52-850 kW turbine. These 74 MW will be located near Taishan City, Guangdong Province.

Vestas generated second-quarter revenue of EUR 1,007m, a drop of 17 per cent relative to the second quarter of 2009, realising an EBIT of EUR (148)m, against EUR 78m in the second quarter of 2009. The EBIT margin thus declined from 6.4 per cent to (14.7) per cent as a result of the expected very [...]

Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received two orders totaling 74 MW comprising 37 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from a major Chinese independent power producer. Vestas and the customer already have a track record in this coastal region of the Shandong province. At the customer’s request, details about the projects’ ownership cannot be [...]

This morning in Melbourne, Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel signed a contract for the delivery of 140 V112-3.0 MW turbines for key account customers AGL Energy Limited and Meridian’s 420 MW Macarthur project, located in Australia.

China’s renowned research institution within the energy and electricity industry, State Grid Energy Research Institute (SGERI), and the global wind energy leader, Vestas, have concluded the first part of a “Joint Study on Coordinated Development of Wind Power and the Electricity Grid”. The study is an important joint initiative in enhancing large scale wind energy [...]

Vestas has received an order from E.ON Vind Sverige AB for delivery of 16 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine. The order has a total capacity of 32 MW to be installed in Nybro, Lilla Edet and Öringe. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled to be completed in 2011. The contract includes supply, installation [...]

Vestas received a 570 MW order for 190 V90-3.0 MW turbines for Terra-Gen’s Alta Wind Energy Center near Tehachapi, California, USA. The order has been placed by subsidiaries of Alta Wind Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, LLC.

Vestas, the global leader in wind energy, has received another order of 49 MW from Ningxia Hanas New Energy Company, who chose to partner with Vestas in their first endeavors into wind energy in April earlier this year.

Vestas will establish a new sales office in Chile, which will be located in the country’s capital, Santiago de Chile. This new office will strengthen Vestas’ commitment to promote wind power and to develop new business opportunities in the country.

Vestas has received an order from Näsudden Väst Invest, Slitevind AB and Stugyl AB for delivery of 21 units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine. The order has a total capacity of 63 MW and the turbines will be installed in Näsudden, located on the island of Gotland southeast of Sweden. Delivery and installation of [...]

Vestas has received an order for the delivery of 13 – plus one in option – V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for the “Volturino” wind farm in Apulia, Italy.

Vestas, the world’s leader in producing high-tech wind power systems, announced today that it will open an Engineering Site in Louisville, Colo., to support Vestas Global and enhance Vestas’ wind power production capabilities throughout North America. Vestas will move 46 employees into 47,675 square feet of space on Centennial Parkway, Louisville starting today, and will [...]

Vestas is pleased to announce it has received an order for 20 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from the UKA Group (UKA), for several wind energy projects in Eastern Germany. The total order has a capacity of 40 MW.

Vestas Mediterranean has received its first order for the new V100 turbine model launched last year. The order consists of 10 units for the Sierra de Arcas wind power plant which will be located in Malaga in the south of Spain.

Vestas has received an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) for 139 V90-1.8 MW turbines for the Cedar Point Wind project located primarily in Lincoln and Elbert Counties, Colorado, USA. Construction of Cedar Point Wind is underway with commercial operation expected in 2011. Once completed, Cedar Point Wind will be the second [...]

Siemens will become shareholder (49 percent) in A2SEA A/S, a supplier of installation services for the construction of offshore wind farms. The Danish energy company DONG Energy will continue to be the company’s main shareholder. A2SEA based in Fredericia, Denmark, has a work force of about 200. Siemens´ goal with its commitment in A2SEA is [...]

Vestas, received an order from Fujian Energy Wind Power Company for 24 units of the V80-2.0 MW turbine, totalling 48 MW.

Siemens Energy has secured an order from DONG Energy to supply 111 wind turbines for what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind power plant. The 400 megawatts (MW) Anholt Offshore Wind Farm will feature a capacity almost twice that of Horns Rev 2, currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation at 209 MW. [...]

Datang Renewable Power continues to show confidence in Vestas’ services and products and expands its fleet of V80-2.0 MW turbines by another 50 MW.

Long-term valued partner Datang expands its fleet of V80 wind power plants. China Datang Renewable Power, Vestas’ partner of long standing and a subsidiary of China Datang Corporation, has ordered 50 MW of wind energy to go into its renewable energy portfolio. 25 units of the reliable and high performing V80-2.0 MW turbine are to [...]

Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is proud to announce it has established a permanent office to serve the emerging southern African wind energy market and to support the future development of wind energy in the region.

A record breaking journey ended safely last night when the largest airplane in the world, (a Russian cargo carrier, the 175 ton Antonov 225) brought two brand new, prototype, wind turbine blades, from China to Denmark.

Vestas Offshore will provide service for 30 turbines at the North Hoyle site for another five years. It is the first time for a customer to renew a service agreement with Offshore.

Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is ready to develop China’s rich offshore wind resources with its abundant experience in offshore wind energy projects and cutting-edge technology. This readiness and commitment is underlined by being the co-sponsor of Offshore Wind China 2010 Conference and Exhibition which takes place at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center.

Vestas announces two very important R&D projects: Cost-effective deep water foundations for large offshore wind turbines and an Intelligent Energy Management System that will introduce energy storage into a wind power plant.

Production is ramping up at Vestas’ new foundry in Xuzhou, China, the most environmentally friendly one in the company. The plant is powered partly by a wind turbine, and energy-saving initiatives will further reduce the environmental impact.