The wind keeps blowing The wind energy industry is often described as a young industry. It cannot be denied that we have fewer y
Content 4 Next stop Heiligendamm Next month, the heads of state and government from the G8 countries are to meet for their annua
4 Next stop Heiligendamm
5 All over the world, politicians are now nally beginning to appreciate the good sense in and the downright necessity of adding
6 to de ne a wideranging climate policy with clear goals to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and, at the same time, to devel
the decision by the G8 leaders to spend some of their time in Heiligendamm discussing how we can generate growth that is sustain
Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of Vestas, agrees that intensifying the use of new forms of energy such as wind power should be
9 Fact le G8 G8 was founded in 1975 as a direct consequence of the 1973 oil crisis and the sub sequent global recession. When th
The American perspective 10
Wind farms are shooting up all over the United States, and wind power an unknown phenomenon to most Americans just a few years a
resources the areas that are some of the best sites from a wind resource perspective, he says. However, Michael is quick to poin
tal energy independence and other considera tions, when working to build support for a new wind farm, relates Michael Skelly. In
14 The weekly Every Wednesday at precisely 08. 00 CET, the senior managers at Vestas the Government check in for their weekly st
15 temperature check The 14 members of the Vestas Government.
Imagine that you are driving along the motor way. If you see the car in front of you begin to brake, you react immediately. But
Once all these data have been processed, they are collected in a detailed report that typically runs to 5080 pages. This report
Since Ditlev Engel took over as President and CEO of Vestas in spring 2005, the message has been hammered home again and again c
19 If you ask Ditlev Engel why Vestas devotes so many resources to checking the temperature of customer satisfaction once a year
20 with the working relationship. And he sees the wholehearted backing for the initiatives intended to enhance loyalty as one of
21 E b b e Funk, President, Vestas Mediterranean had an in uence on customer satisfaction, under the banner of You make a differ
Vestas rst factory on the largest market for wind power in the world will become reality when the companys new blade factory ope
In the mid1980s, the market of North America provided Vestas with its rst export adventure. Nevertheless, when the new blade fac
Bredt sabejderer foringer Bsamade siforbed Wide ranging collaboration assures improvements 24
amare sikorbed Bredt rbejikrer dringer More ef cient production and an even safer workplace are just two of the results of conce
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ejdeinejdeejdeiingerngerjjjjrer nrriibejbejngernger rinrerr technicians in the nacelle. Niels Thomas Bengt son, Project Coordina
When wind power and Vestas are discussed, the focus of attention is oftentimes on the environmental properties of the products.
Striking a blow for the environment Today, the bene ts of wind power extend far beyond the environmental aspects wind is an unli
into metal briquettes with a diameter of 90 mm, a length of 100 mm and an average weight of 3. 2 kg. The nished briquettes are t
the volume of cooling lubricant used to a bare minimum, and here, too, the briquette press has generated signi cant bene ts. Eve
briquettes a year, and Wilhelm Lange, Manag ing Director, is thrilled with the arrangement because, in addition to enhancing env
returns after the rst year. There are several sides to this investment. Perhaps the most important of all is the fact that our e
Closer collaboration generates improved quality 34
When Ditlev Engel, President and CEO, presented the 2006 annual report for Vestas in London, he naturally mentioned one of the m
particular project, we are simply devoting even more resources to the work in an effort to reach the point where we can rightly
Enhanced capability Mark Colwell explains that Constitution Project No. 5 involves two parts of the Vestas organisation. Firstly
in a number of ways, or we can improve our production processes on the basis of the actual variance by adjusting the process in
tion. Right now, the quality staff at our factories all over the world are working relentlessly to implement the initiative, and
Presidential visit to Vestas 40 Vestas was the only company on the itinerary for the of cial visit of the President of the Ukrai
Viktor Yushchenko, the President of the Ukraine, came to see Vestas for himself on 15 March 2007 during his of cial visit to Den
Full focus on performance at Vestas 42 Last month, Vestas put the nishing touches to the work on one of the 13 Constitution Proj
During his presentation of the annual report on 20 March this year, Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of Vestas, made it clear tha
quanti cation of the ongoing performance of suppliers on the basis of parameters that are crucial to Vestas, the company now has
on paper. Our warehouses are now neater, and the results have also had a positive effect on the atmosphere in general after all,
Even though France, which is the largest nuclear power nation in Europe, uses nuclear power to cover 78. 5 per cent of its elect
By the end of 2006, France had a total installed wind power capacity of 1, 585 MW, with Vestas holding a 21. 3 per cent share of
of xed purchase prices for electricity stem ming from wind power plants. For onshore wind turbines, the price has been set at EU
the government intends, she says and goes on to add that for this very reason, developers are busy at the moment, attempting to
A bumpy road Brigitte Arquilliere says that to get as close as possible to the goals, there are a number of challenges that dem
51 Close to the city of Poitiers, 350 km south of Paris, stands one of the largest amusement parks in France Futuroscope. Every
52 In the space of a year, the Vestas Nacelles factory in Taranto has increased its capacity by half and revolutionised its work
Its all down to teamwork, says Francesco Velluto, manager of Vestas Nacelles factory in Taranto, southern Italy. He might be bei
The changes required just one extra em ployee and no investment in machinery. Perhaps most importantly, it has also halved the n
The impressive performance at Vestas Nacelles Taranto factory would not have been possible without commitment from everyone on t
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Fourteen men and a telephone The world is waiting for G8 Preside
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The wind keeps blowing The wind energy industry is often describ
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Content 4 Next stop Heiligendamm Next month, the heads of state
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5 All over the world, politicians are now nally beginning to app
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6 to de ne a wideranging climate policy with clear goals to redu
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the decision by the G8 leaders to spend some of their time in He
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Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of Vestas, agrees that intensify
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9 Fact le G8 G8 was founded in 1975 as a direct consequence of t
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The American
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Wind farms are shooting up all over the United States, and wind
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resources the areas that are some of the best sites from a wind
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tal energy independence and other considera tions, when working
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14 The weekly Every Wednesday at precisely 08. 00 CET, the senio
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15 temperature check The 14 mem
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Imagine that you are driving along the motor way. If you see the
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Once all these data have been processed, they are collected in a
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Since Ditlev Engel took over as President and CEO of Vestas in s
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19 If you ask Ditlev Engel why Vestas devotes so many resources
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20 with the working relationship. And he sees the wholehearted b
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21 E b b e Funk, President, Vestas Mediterranean had an in uence
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Vestas rst factory on the largest market for wind power in the w
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In the mid1980s, the market of North America provided Vestas wit
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Bredt sabejderer foringer Bsamade siforbed Wid
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amare sikorbed Bredt rbejikrer dringer More ef cient production
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When wind power and Vestas are discussed, the focus of attention
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Striking a blow for the environment Today, the bene ts of wind p
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into metal briquettes with a diameter of 90 mm, a length of 100
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the volume of cooling lubricant used to a bare minimum, and here
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briquettes a year, and Wilhelm Lange, Manag ing Director, is thr
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returns after the rst year. There are several sides to this inve
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Closer collaboration gene
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When Ditlev Engel, President and CEO, presented the 2006 annual
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particular project, we are simply devoting even more resources t
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Enhanced capability Mark Colwell explains that Constitution Proj
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in a number of ways, or we can improve our production processes
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tion. Right now, the quality staff at our factories all over the
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Presidential visit to Vestas 40 Vestas was the only company on t
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Viktor Yushchenko, the President of the Ukraine, came to see Ves
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Full focus on performance at Vestas 42 Last month, Vestas put th
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During his presentation of the annual report on 20 March this ye
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quanti cation of the ongoing performance of suppliers on the bas
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on paper. Our warehouses are now neater, and the results have al
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Even though France, which is the largest nuclear power nation in
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By the end of 2006, France had a total installed wind power capa
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of xed purchase prices for electricity stem ming from wind power
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the government intends, she says and goes on to add that for thi
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A bumpy road Brigitte Arquilliere says that to get as close as
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51 Close to the city of Poitiers, 350 km south of Paris, stands
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52 In the space of a year, the Vestas Nacelles factory in Tarant
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Its all down to teamwork, says Francesco Velluto, manager of Ves
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The changes required just one extra em ployee and no investment
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The impressive performance at Vestas Nacelles Taranto factory wo
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