The wind keeps blowing The wind energy industry is often described as a young industry. It cannot be denied that we have fewer
Content 4 Next stop Heiligendamm Next month, the heads of state and government from the G8 countries are to meet for their annu
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 deve
the decision by the G8 leaders to spend some of their time in Heiligendamm discussing how we can generate growth that is sustai
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 t
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
resources the areas that are some of the best sites from a wind resource perspective, he says. However, Michael is quick to poi
tal energy independence and other considera tions, when working to build support for a new wind farm, relates Michael Skelly. I
14 The weekly Every Wednesday at precisely 08. 00 CET, the senior managers at Vestas the Government check in for their weekly s
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
19 If you ask Ditlev Engel why Vestas devotes so many resources to checking the temperature of customer satisfaction once a yea
20 with the working relationship. And he sees the wholehearted backing for the initiatives intended to enhance loyalty as one o
21 E b b e Funk, President, Vestas Mediterranean had an in uence on customer satisfaction, under the banner of You make a diffe
Vestas rst factory on the largest market for wind power in the world will become reality when the companys new blade factory op
In the mid1980s, the market of North America provided Vestas with its rst export adventure. Nevertheless, when the new blade fa
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 conc
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ejdeinejdeejdeiingerngerjjjjrer nrriibejbejngernger rinrerr technicians in the nacelle. Niels Thomas Bengt son, Project Coordin
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 unl
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
the volume of cooling lubricant used to a bare minimum, and here, too, the briquette press has generated signi cant bene ts. Ev
briquettes a year, and Wilhelm Lange, Manag ing Director, is thrilled with the arrangement because, in addition to enhancing en
returns after the rst year. There are several sides to this investment. Perhaps the most important of all is the fact that our
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
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. Firstl
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, an
Presidential visit to Vestas 40 Vestas was the only company on the itinerary for the of cial visit of the President of the Ukra
Viktor Yushchenko, the President of the Ukraine, came to see Vestas for himself on 15 March 2007 during his of cial visit to De
Full focus on performance at Vestas 42 Last month, Vestas put the nishing touches to the work on one of the 13 Constitution Pro
During his presentation of the annual report on 20 March this year, Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of Vestas, made it clear th
quanti cation of the ongoing performance of suppliers on the basis of parameters that are crucial to Vestas, the company now ha
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 elec
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 o
of xed purchase prices for electricity stem ming from wind power plants. For onshore wind turbines, the price has been set at E
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 de
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 wor
Its all down to teamwork, says Francesco Velluto, manager of Vestas Nacelles factory in Taranto, southern Italy. He might be be
The changes required just one extra em ployee and no investment in machinery. Perhaps most importantly, it has also halved the
The impressive performance at Vestas Nacelles Taranto factory would not have been possible without commitment from everyone on
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Fourteen men and a telephone The world is waiting for G8 Presid
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The wind keeps blowing The wind energy industry is often descri
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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 ap
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6 to de ne a wideranging climate policy with clear goals to red
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the decision by the G8 leaders to spend some of their time in H
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Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of Vestas, agrees that intensif
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9 Fact le G8 G8 was founded in 1975 as a direct consequence of
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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 seni
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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 th
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Once all these data have been processed, they are collected in
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Since Ditlev Engel took over as President and CEO of Vestas in
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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
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21 E b b e Funk, President, Vestas Mediterranean had an in uenc
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Vestas rst factory on the largest market for wind power in the
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In the mid1980s, the market of North America provided Vestas wi
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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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edtsamarbesikreredtedtsamsaforbedrimarbemarbetsikreesrrforbedri
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ejdeinejdeejdeiingerngerjjjjrer nrriibejbejngernger rinrerr tec
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When wind power and Vestas are discussed, the focus of attentio
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Striking a blow for the environment Today, the bene ts of wind
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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 her
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briquettes a year, and Wilhelm Lange, Manag ing Director, is th
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returns after the rst year. There are several sides to this inv
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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
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Enhanced capability Mark Colwell explains that Constitution Pro
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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 th
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Presidential visit to Vestas 40 Vestas was the only company on
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Viktor Yushchenko, the President of the Ukraine, came to see Ve
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Full focus on performance at Vestas 42 Last month, Vestas put t
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During his presentation of the annual report on 20 March this y
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quanti cation of the ongoing performance of suppliers on the ba
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on paper. Our warehouses are now neater, and the results have a
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Even though France, which is the largest nuclear power nation i
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By the end of 2006, France had a total installed wind power cap
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of xed purchase prices for electricity stem ming from wind powe
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the government intends, she says and goes on to add that for th
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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 Taran
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Its all down to teamwork, says Francesco Velluto, manager of Ve
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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 w
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