Vestas

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish maker of wind turbines. It was founded in 1945. As of 2013, it is the biggest wind turbine maker in the world.^[1]

A wind turbine made by Vestas

History

The company was founded in 1898.^[2]

In 2007, Vestas started a first Danish whistleblower program.^[3]

In 2013, Vestas in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries creating MHI-Vestas, including the 7-9 MW Vestas V164, the most powerful turbine on Earth.^[4][5]

In 2016, the company took 7th place in the Clean200 list.^[6]