Vestas Wind Systems A/S today unveiled a new 7-megawatt wind turbine aimed at helping the Danish company vie with Siemens AG of Germany for the biggest share of the offshore wind power market.
The new V164 machine is the first in Vestas’s history specifically designed for offshore wind, chief executive officer Ditlev Engel said in London.
The turbine has more than twice the capacity of the V90 and V112 models currently made for offshore use by the Randers, Denmark-based company.
“This is a product that will set new standards in offshore wind and the energy industry,” Engel said. “The tower, the blades are going to be so huge that it will need a completely new manufacturing facility in a coastal location.” He didn’t say in which country that might be built.
Vestas has four plants in Windsor, Brighton and Pueblo that employ about 2,000 people.
The Denver Post contributed to this report.
