Turning the tide Almost two years ago, Vestas laid out an ambitious new agenda for its business with its simple vision of Wind,
Content 4 The Danish vision The Danish Society of Engineers has prepared a plan that describes how, ultimately, Denmark could co
The Danish vision 4 Energy has carved out a place for itself at the very top of the political agenda, particularly in Europe whe
5 CO2 When the Danish Society of Engineers started work on Energy Plan 2030 in January 2006, the overriding ambition was to esta
6 CO CO2 CO2CO2CC C COO22 CO2 CO2 CO CO2O CO2CC To reduce Danish emissions of CO2 in 2030 by 50 in relation to 1990 levels To as
account, so we have been free to set up our preconditions on a purely professional basis and work out a strategy aimed directly
CO2 CO2 CO2CO2CC CO2 COO22 2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2O CO2CC Focus on sustainable energy More than 1, 600 engineers and other sector prof
transport, industry and electricity, Hans Jørgen Brodersen points out that almost a third of consumption in the 2030 scenario wo
Henrik Lund Hans Jørgen Brodersen Søren Skibstrup Eriksen 10 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2CCCOOO22 2 CO2 CO2 COO2 CO2 CO2CC politi
21 Sustainable energy, TWh Million tons per year Total fuel consumption and sustainable energy 117. 4 terawatt hours TWh CO2 emi
12 Greater political focus on sustainable energy Take a look at the international political landscape, and it is clear that sust
13 At Vestas, there has been a measure of satisfaction in noting that politicians from a large number of countries are increasin
The winds are still The winds of change are still blowing 14 A year ago, Vestas annual report included an article entitled The W
When Ditlev Engel took over as President and CEO of Vestas in May 2005, he made no secret of the fact that he considered the dis
ge are ge aare are The winds are st The wi The wi The Thewiwiwiwi The windsge are ge aregeageare are areare are still The wi The
n estillblowingannn tillblitillbliare still blowinge still blowingstill blowing s of change till blowingindsofchanindsofchanewin
Customer loyalty the downturn 18 The downward spiral has been halted, but a satisfactory result is still a long way off. That is
19 has stopped FACTS ABOUT THE SURVEY The overall result of Vestas survey of customers is the loyalty index, which is a summary
Safety First improved safety for all Vestas focus on improving safety through the project entitled Safety First has made a real
The incidence of industrial injuries rose moderately in 2004 and 2005, but the implementation of the Safety First project turned
No industrial injuries for 300 days in Spain Nocompromise focus on safety at the Vestas nacelle factory in Viviero, Galicia, Spa
Incidence of industrial injuries halved in 2006 Paddy Weir, Vice President of Blades and Factory Manager at the Vestas blade fac
Cool overview in a redhot industry 24 Unique experience and hitech solutions have put Vestas foundries in a position to keep ste
In the 1500s, the iron foundry at Guldsmeds hyttan in Sweden produced cannon for the Swedish army. Today, this foundry manufac t
FACTS ABOUT VESTAS CASTINGS In 2003, Vestas purchased the Windcast Group, which consisted of four foundries. In 2005, the name o
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28 A new approach to production Vestas Wind0704UK16OK. indd Sec428Vestas Wind0704UK16OK. indd Sec428180307 131421180307 131421
29 Simplicity, uniformity and a focus on the needs of the customer are helping to change the way Vestas Control Systems runs its
create wind turbines that are better than their predecessors in every way. But alongside these four key ingredients is a fth the
initial design, through the choice of highgrade components, to manufacture, inspection and testing. Yet compared to suppliers of
Chinese workers trained in Denmark 32 Vestas opens second factory in China. Vestas Wind0704UK16OK. indd Sec432Vestas Wind0704UK1
For the past six months, 43 Chinese workers have been training at the Vestas factory in Viborg in the west of Denmark. They rece
in the world the turbines themselves may be manufactured. Positive experience Søren Husted stresses that the closely targeted t
The training course for the Chinese workers in Denmark comprised three phases Firstly, the managers were trained. Then it was t
36 Shang Lei, 27 Training in Denmark is exciting Jin Minglei, 26 Zhang Li, 26 Shao Yang, 24 Li Jun, 25 Photographer Ole Hartmann
What do the Chinese production employees at the Vestas plant in Viborg think about their training and about Denmark And what exp
38 In the heavy industry and technologybased sector in which Vestas operates, every project sold will comprise a range of risks
Risk management The art of managing the unmanageable Shortly after Ditlev Engel, President and CEO, launched the strategy plan e
failure is not an option. Our mission would ring hollow in all kinds of ways if we took the nancial consequences of every imagin
smile. He then points out that, for some time to come, Vestas and the wind power industry in general will still need the subject
Probality Impact on contribution margin 100 0 0 100 Minor consequence Acceptable consequence Unwanted consequence Unacceptable c
New initiatives on the way The introduction of the new methods and tools for valuebased risk management in the sales and service
44 A new strategy for testing wind turbine components during the manufacturing process is paying big dividends for Vestas Vestas
45 Test everything but onlyonce A project to rationalise and automate the testing of Vestas wind turbine components during the m
during the actual testing. Previously, many tests were carried out manually, and their results written down on paper. The new wa
Modern wind turbines are sophisticated, high technological machines, and many of their electrical and electronic components are
Vestas Control Systems to expand in Denmark 48 An extended electronics factory will open its doors in 2008. It is located in Ham
Vestas is growing and for Vestas Control Systems this means that the time has come to move its electronics factory from Århus, D
Hitech solutions ensure ef cient utilisation of the wind Focus on hitech in The Will to Win One of the central themes of Vestas
Vestas Control Systems and Vestas Technology RD work together to ensure that the newly developed electronic components are not o
6 Is 99 good enough 52 Imagine that the general quality level in the world around you was at 99 i. e. that the error rate was ju
53 in appropriate parts of the Vestas Group. The initiative is based on the fourth of the 13 Constitution Projects, which are al
54 Ravi Chandran Subsequently, ten crossfunctional Six Sigma teams were set up, with 34 employees per team. All the teams were l
55 The three Six Sigma belts Black belt An employee with a Six Sigma black belt is thoroughly trained in all aspects of the tool
Wind Vestas Contacts Vestas Northern Europe 45 97 30 00 00 Sales and service in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland and the Bal
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Wind Vestas No. 07 Year 04 20 March 2007 A visionary energy plan
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Turning the tide Almost two years ago, Vestas laid out an ambiti
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Content 4 The Danish vision The Danish Society of Engineers has
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The Danish vision 4 Energy has carved out a place for itself at
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5 CO2 When the Danish Society of Engineers started work on Energ
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6 CO CO2 CO2CO2CC C COO22 CO2 CO2 CO CO2O CO2CC To reduce Danish
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account, so we have been free to set up our preconditions on a p
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CO2 CO2 CO2CO2CC CO2 COO22 2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2O CO2CC Focus on sus
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transport, industry and electricity, Hans Jørgen Brodersen point
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Henrik Lund Hans Jørgen Brodersen Søren Skibstrup Eriksen 10 CO2
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21 Sustainable energy, TWh Million tons per year Total fuel cons
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12 Greater political focus on sustainable energy Take a look at
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13 At Vestas, there has been a measure of satisfaction in noting
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The winds are still The winds of change are still blowing 14 A y
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When Ditlev Engel took over as President and CEO of Vestas in Ma
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ge are ge aare are The winds are st The wi The wi The Thewiwiwiw
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n estillblowingannn tillblitillbliare still blowinge still blowi
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Customer loyalty the downturn 18 The downward spiral has been ha
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19 has stopped FACTS ABOUT THE SURVEY The overall result of Vest
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Safety First improved safety for all Vestas focus on improving s
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The incidence of industrial injuries rose moderately in 2004 and
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No industrial injuries for 300 days in Spain Nocompromise focus
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Incidence of industrial injuries halved in 2006 Paddy Weir, Vice
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Cool overview in a redhot industry 24 Unique experience and hite
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In the 1500s, the iron foundry at Guldsmeds hyttan in Sweden pro
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FACTS ABOUT VESTAS CASTINGS In 2003, Vestas purchased the Windca
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28 A new approach to production Vestas Wind0704UK16OK. indd Sec
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29 Simplicity, uniformity and a focus on the needs of the custom
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create wind turbines that are better than their predecessors in
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initial design, through the choice of highgrade components, to m
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Chinese workers trained in Denmark 32 Vestas opens second factor
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For the past six months, 43 Chinese workers have been training a
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in the world the turbines themselves may be manufactured. Posit
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The training course for the Chinese workers in Denmark comprise
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36 Shang Lei, 27 Training in Denmark is exciting Jin Minglei, 26
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What do the Chinese production employees at the Vestas plant in
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38 In the heavy industry and technologybased sector in which Ves
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Risk management The art of managing the unmanageable Shortly aft
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failure is not an option. Our mission would ring hollow in all k
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smile. He then points out that, for some time to come, Vestas an
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Probality Impact on contribution margin 100 0 0 100 Minor conseq
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New initiatives on the way The introduction of the new methods a
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44 A new strategy for testing wind turbine components during the
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45 Test everything but onlyonce A project to rationalise and aut
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during the actual testing. Previously, many tests were carried o
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Modern wind turbines are sophisticated, high technological machi
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Vestas Control Systems to expand in Denmark 48 An extended elect
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Vestas is growing and for Vestas Control Systems this means that
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Hitech solutions ensure ef cient utilisation of the wind Focus o
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Vestas Control Systems and Vestas Technology RD work together to
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6 Is 99 good enough 52 Imagine that the general quality level in
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53 in appropriate parts of the Vestas Group. The initiative is b
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54 Ravi Chandran Subsequently, ten crossfunctional Six Sigma tea
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55 The three Six Sigma belts Black belt An employee with a Six S
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