MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and BOW Terminal announced a landmark agreement that will provide the offshore wind turbine manufacturer with 20 hectares of land at the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. “Our experience in the Dutch offshore wind market dates back to 2007 when the first offshore wind-power plant was installed,” said Bo Bjerregaard,…
MHI Vestas to re-purpose old oil-fired power plant into new turbine-blade facility
MHI Vestas plans to re-purpose a decommissioned, oil-fired power plant into a state-of-the-art painting and logistics facility for its record-breaking 80-meter turbine blades. The new facility is the latest in a series of manufacturing investments made by the company as part of its comprehensive industrialization strategy underway in the UK. This investment is a direct…
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind receives order for 31 V164-8.0 MW turbines
Northland Power Inc. placed an unconditional order with MHI Vestas for more than 700 MW of V164-8.0 MW wind turbines. The 31 units are for the 252-MW Deutsche Bucht project (DeBu). DeBu is Northland’s third offshore wind project and is located 77 km from Northland’s other German offshore wind project, Nordsee One. The V164-8.0…
MHI Vestas launches 9.5-MW offshore wind turbine
MHI Vestas has launched the V164-9.5 MW wind turbine, signaling the company’s drive to lower the cost of energy for offshore wind. The V164 platform’s massive 80-meter blades are already capturing wind energy off the coast of the UK and, according to the company, are generating power like no other turbine in history. The new turbine…
MHI Vestas continues construction of new manufacturing facility & ramps up production for 8-MW offshore turbine
In accordance with its V164 manufacturing plan, MHI Vestas continues to ramp up production for the 8-MW offshore wind turbine. Construction of a state-of-the-art, 5,600 sq. meter facility is also fully underway, which will house manufacturing of the Power Converter Modules (PCM) exclusively for MHI Vestas. The broad demand for the platform has resulted in a…
MHI Vestas creating more than 400 new wind manufacturing jobs
After recruiting over 100 manufacturing jobs in the UK, MHI Vestas is turning its attention to manufacturing sites at Lindø and Nakskov, Denmark, and is now recruiting 414 additional employees at the company’s Danish nacelle and blade factories. The current hiring wave, which will nearly double the number of employees at the two factories, will…
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveils uprated 8-MW+ wind turbine
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveiled its uprated 8-MW wind turbine. The new V164 can reach a rated power of 9 MW in specific site conditions. The increased energy production per wind turbine will add greater value for many projects and save on Capital Expenditure costs as fewer machines will be needed to meet a wind-farm’s capacity.…
First ever UK-built offshore turbine blades arrive at Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Extension project
The offshore turbine blades that were designed, tested, and manufactured on the Isle of Wight have officially arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast. There are ready for installation at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension project. The first six 80-meter long blades for the 258-MW Burbo Bank Extension project have arrived at the MHI…
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind doubles its presence at the Port of Esbjerg
With a new agreement, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind more than doubles the area leased at the Port of Esbjerg, thereby strengthening its co-operation with the port. The facilities will be used for pre-assembly and shipment of offshore wind turbine components. The company was one of the first to move into the new East Port in…