A new agenda 20 January 2009, the date of the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America, will be
Content 4 A powerful performer Vestas presents the new and hard-working V112-3.0 MW turbine, an innovative and reliable model sp
A new powerful performer Following 18 months of development, Vestas presents the innovative V112-3.0 MW turbine, dimensioned to
A new Vestas turbine is arriving on the market. A hard-working, reliable model with a characteristic design that will shape the
The techniques of virtual reality, including the 3-D glasses worn by this Vestas engineer, helped visualize the V112-3.0 MW mach
An array of advantages The technical innovations of the V112-3.0 MW offer customers an array of advantages that make the turbine
Obama Ushers in New Era With a new administration and Congress, the U.S. political environment has never appeared more favorable
During his election campaign, Barack Obama proposed an aggressive program that called for $150 billion to develop clean energy o
Production Tax Credit unleashes wind The PTC has been a mainstay of the wind industry. Through what is called “taxequity financin
economic issue as well, and renewable energy development is going to be major part of President Obama’s economic growth package
However, for wind to reach that goal, the U.S. would need to build more than 30,000 km of new 675 kV transmission lines, accordi
Barriers to Growth Renewables Portfolio Standard 27 states and the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) already have an RPS, w
Man on a mission: Oil billionaire backs Modern Energy 14
Even though T. Boone Pickens is now 80 years old and already has a long, hard working life behind him, he has taken on yet anoth
“Somehow I believe I’m the one who has been given a mission.” T. Boone Pickens. It is a Wednesday morning in Washington DC. Mute
17 Photo: T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery
Even though energy independence is the no. 1 goal for T. Boone Pickens, he is also Photo: T. Boone Pickens Photo Gallery concern
– despite the fact that many presidents before Barack Obama have promised to end energy dependence without anything coming out o
Tuned in to customer value More than 100 Vestas customers were asked what they expect from their wind turbine supplier. Their re
“We need to measure whether we have delivered a solid business case or reduced the cost of energy. Have we given the customer a
“Reliability and predictability is what it’s all about.” Johnny Thomsen, Senior Vice President, Performance Management & Develop
Seven value drivers Feedback from interviews with 105 customers has been distilled into seven value drivers. The three core “mus
Countdown to faultless components A new understanding of critical to quality processes is bringing Vestas closer to component su
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“Our suppliers are being very responsive and willing to get involved, so we can prevent any future issues.” Mark Colwell, Assist
What is Six Sigma? & Development, describes past responses to quality questions as reactive. “We didn’t do anything before we ha
“The big difference now is that we are changing from reactive to proactive work, going into detail with supplier processes so we
“Experience has told us that we need to support and encourage suppliers,” says Frank Boutrup Nielsen. “We need suppliers to deve
Offshore 30
Vestas gets one of the biggest orders ever placed for offshore wind after a sales stop and rework of its V90 turbine. The time o
Blyth COUNTRY OWNER I N S TA L L AT I O N Y E A R NUMBER OF TURBINES TURBINE TYPE MW United Kingdom E.ON 2009 2 V66-2.0 MW 4 Rob
Frederikshavn COUNTRY OWNER I N S TA L L AT I O N Y E A R NUMBER OF TURBINES TURBINE TYPE MW Denmark Dong Energy 2003 1 V90-3.0
A bumpy ride From Vestas’ side, the project has been two years in the running. The original developer, Warwick Energy of the UK,
foundations, offshore and onshore cables with substations and offshore installation vessels. The UK’s Crown Estate – owner of mo
Staying ahead of China’s wind market growth Vestas makes independent Chinese sales unit in what is becoming the world’s most com
Vestas has established an independent sales business unit in China, moving it from the Asia-Pacific regional headquarters, so tha
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providing sales and service to Chinese customers. In 2005, Vestas management decided to move into China and began building facto
energy was prioritized because it can secure future growth and stability, and because it can contribute significantly within a sh
Vestas in China Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 60 124 222 Number of Employees Number of Turbines 77 39 91 68 405 Total MW 58,5 34
Fixing the Spares 42
The new Vestas Spare Parts & Repair business unit supports optimised service work and shortens turbine downtime. 43
Vestas launched a new Vestas Spare Parts & Repair business unit on January 1, 2009, and with it, a new structure to handle faste
“Spare parts are vital to maintain a low turbine downtime. Therefore, they are an essential component to customer loyalty.” Phil
A network of plans to cut downtime Establishing a new Spare Parts organization is only one of the initiatives that will help min
Experience from aerospace The new president of Vestas Spare Parts & Repair Phil Jones joins Vestas from Honsays John Nielsen. By
Detailed studies confirm the low environmental impact of Vestas wind turbines compared to fossil-fuel power generation green perf
Wind is not just a competitive and dependable source of electricity. As global warming begins to bite, it is more important than
“The auditors’ general conclusion is that our work is done to a high standard,” says Klaus Rønde. “There is never going to be on
Figure 2: The three basic stages in preparing an LCA. to include the cables that export power to the grid. Current Vestas practi
Giving customers the environmental data they need Annika Balgård is an environmental specialist in the Quality, Safety and Envir
Figure 3: Compared to fossil fuels, wind power produces virtually no CO2. Shown here are relative figures for CO2 emissions from
Figure 4: This energy balance reflects the time a wind turbine needs to be in operation before it has produced as much energy as
Steel: A weighty issue Figure 5 shows that the largest single user of energy is the steel used for the turbine tower and many of
Wind W I N D , O I L A N D G A S Contacts Vestas Northern Europe +46 40 376 700 Sales and service in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavi
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A new agenda 20 January 2009, the date of the inauguration of Ba
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Content 4 A powerful performer Vestas presents the new and hard-
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A new powerful performer Following 18 months of development, Ves
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A new Vestas turbine is arriving on the market. A hard-working,
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The techniques of virtual reality, including the 3-D glasses wor
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An array of advantages The technical innovations of the V112-3.0
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Obama Ushers in New Era With a new administration and Congress,
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During his election campaign, Barack Obama proposed an aggressiv
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Production Tax Credit unleashes wind The PTC has been a mainstay
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economic issue as well, and renewable energy development is goin
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However, for wind to reach that goal, the U.S. would need to bui
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Barriers to Growth Renewables Portfolio Standard 27 states and t
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Man on a mission: Oil billio
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Even though T. Boone Pickens is now 80 years old and already has
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“Somehow I believe I’m the one who has been given a mission.” T.
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Even though energy independence is the no. 1 goal for T. Boone P
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Tuned in to customer value More than 100 Vestas customers were a
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“We need to measure whether we have delivered a solid business c
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“Reliability and predictability is what it’s all about.” Johnny
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Seven value drivers Feedback from interviews with 105 customers
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Countdown to faultless components A new understanding of critica
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“Our suppliers are being very responsive and willing to get invo
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What is Six Sigma? & Development, describes past responses to qu
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“Experience has told us that we need to support and encourage su
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Vestas gets one of the biggest orders ever placed for offshore w
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A bumpy ride From Vestas’ side, the project has been two years i
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foundations, offshore and onshore cables with substations and of
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Staying ahead of China’s wind market growth Vestas makes indepen
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Vestas has established an independent sales business unit in Chi
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providing sales and service to Chinese customers. In 2005, Vesta
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Fixing the
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The new Vestas Spare Parts & Repair business unit support
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Vestas launched a new Vestas Spare Parts & Repair business unit
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“Spare parts are vital to maintain a low turbine downtime. There
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A network of plans to cut downtime Establishing a new Spare Part
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Experience from aerospace The new president of Vestas Spare Part
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Detailed studies confirm the low environmental impact of Vestas w
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Wind is not just a competitive and dependable source of electric
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“The auditors’ general conclusion is that our work is done to a
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Figure 2: The three basic stages in preparing an LCA. to include
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Giving customers the environmental data they need Annika Balgård
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Figure 3: Compared to fossil fuels, wind power produces virtuall
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Figure 4: This energy balance reflects the time a wind turbine ne
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Steel: A weighty issue Figure 5 shows that the largest single us
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