VESTAS
TOP 10 – SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COMPANIES IN EUROPE
VESTAS
HEADQUARTERS: AARHUS, DENMARK EMPLOYEES: 30,000 CEO: HENRIK ANDERSEN FOUNDED: 1945
Wind turbine manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer Vestas is an industry name across the wind and renewables sectors.
Founded in 1945, the business has grown to become the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world.
Vestas’ roots go back to 1898 with the opening of a blacksmith shop before developing wind turbines in 1977 in response to the oil crisis.
Its first three-blade turbine was introduced in 1978 and it sold its 1,000th turbine in 1991.
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Henrik
Andersen, CEO, Vestas
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