Vestas Blog

ENERGY TRANSITION

States and cities must show the way forward on renewables

Published on 4th of October 2019 by Chris Brown

Despite the constant barrage of negative headlines these days, we live in a time when the leadership and technology exist to carry us toward a 100% decarbonized grid.

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ENERGY TRANSITION

Powering Asia Pacific’s Energy Transition

Published on 23rd September 2019 by Clive Turton

I sat down for a coffee yesterday with a good friend of mine who works in oil and gas...

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MARKETS

Wind’s success post-PTC relies on asset owners keeping costs in check

Published on 18th September 2019 by Austin Schroll

There are rough seas ahead for the U.S. wind industry. As the post-PTC era approaches, the industry will experience downward margin pressure, and wind farm owners will find it increasingly difficult to maximize profitability.

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ENERGY TRANSITION

Helping companies in their green transition

Published on 13th September 2019 by Morten Dyrholm

Climate change is the biggest challenge of our times and along with governments and civil society, corporate businesses play a tremendous role in creating more sustainable businesses.

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Corporate America is at a crossroads: will they stay the course on renewables?

Published on the 21st of August 2019 by Chris Brown

Corporate buyers have been major players in driving the growth of renewables and helping to tackle the climate crisis. They deserve all the credit they’ve received and more, but we need them to stay the course even as the PTC is phased out.

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TECHNOLOGY

Why it might be time to revisit wind farm self-performance

Published on 7th August 2019 by Austin Schroll

Operations is the heart of the wind industry. Everyone relies on them to keep the blades spinning so we have a growing industry supplying power to the rest of the economy.

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TECHNOLOGY

Vestas ships largest single vessel blade shipment from Italy to Washington, USA

Published on 8th July 2019 by Chante Condit-Pottol

Last week, Vestas received the company’s largest-ever single shipment of blades -198 x V100-2.0 MW blades - at the Port of Vancouver in Washington, USA.

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MARKETS

In the post-PTC era, the trend toward self-performers is cause for concern

Published on 2nd July 2019 by Chris Brown

The economics of wind make this renewable power the most economical power source in major U.S. power markets, according to Vestas U.S. chief Chris Brown.

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MARKETS

US wind market will see more investors and cheaper capital without the PTC

Published on 10th April 2019 by Chris Brown

The U.S. wind industry is about to lose its federal subsidies. That will bring benefits, according to Vestas U.S. chief Chris Brown.

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ENERGY TRANSITION

GWEC’s latest wind energy statistics are in:
wind industry installed 51.3 GW of new capacity in 2018

Published on 05th March 2019 by Dominika Elzbieta Moczulska

Despite a decrease in the global onshore wind market, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says 2018 was a positive year in all major markets.

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TECHNOLOGY

Adding business value through certification

Published on 18th February 2019 by Frank Ormel

Knowing what you get and trusting the level of quality when buying a product is essential to businesses in all sectors. This is also the case in the wind energy industry, ...

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ENERGY TRANSITION

Vestas — from niche to 100 GW mainstream and beyond

Published on 9th January 2019 by Anders Runevad

After remarkable growth, Vestas and the wind industry are set for the next phase, writes CEO Anders Runevad.

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