Danish wind turbine company Vestas announced it became first company to install 100 gigawatts of wind turbines after installing V110-2.0 MW turbine in Iowa, U.S. in late 2018

Briefing

Danish wind turbine company Vestas announced it became first company to install 100 gigawatts of wind turbines after installing V110-2.0 MW turbine in Iowa, U.S. in late 2018

January 25, 2019

Briefing
  • 100 Gigawatts of Wind Turbines – Wind energy company Vestas announced it is first company to install 100 gigawatts of wind turbine capacity as of late 2018
  • Latest Installation – Installed V110 two-megawatt turbine at MidAmerican Energy’s Wind XI project in Iowa, U.S.
  • Over 66,000 Turbines – Has over 66,000 turbines in 80 countries in six continents with largest being V150, 4.2 megawatt turbine
  • Reduced Carbon Emissions – 100 gigawatts of wind turbines helped to remove 129 million tons of carbon dioxide from atmosphere, equivalent to emissions of 298 million barrels of oil or 33 coal-fired power plants

Accelerator
Clean Energy Generation, Distribution and Management

Sector
Energy, Utilities

Organization
Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Source

Original Publication Date
January 9, 2019

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