Wind power is predictable

As we all know to our cost, the price of oil, natural gas and other materials can be nerve-wrackingly  volatile. But the price of wind is predictable and stable  –  and free in every currency. This creates the strongest possible business case for people and governments looking for more secure ways to invest in energy.

Meeting the world’s energy demands

Wind turbines do not run at full capacity 365 days a year. But neither do conventional energy plants. So consider the hard facts. In countries like Denmark, wind already meets one-fifth of the population’s total energy needs – and Denmark achieved this using less than 20 per cent of its wind resources. On continuously windy days, Denmark actually gets all of its electricity from the country’s 5,000 wind turbines.

Making turbines even more reliable

At Vestas we’ve been harnessing the power of the wind for over 30 years. That explains why our turbines are already the most efficient on the market. But we don’t believe in standing still. In 2008, we opened the largest R&D centre in the wind power industry, now staffed by more than 900 specialist engineers and technicians. This is how we’ve been able to make our turbines 100 times more efficient than they were 25 years ago. There are now over 44,000 Vestas turbines around the world, producing enough energy to power every household in a country the size of Spain.