Vestas and Hempel Partner to Develop Surface Protection for Wind Turbines
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sustainable energy solutions provider Vestas and coatings manufacturer Hempel are teaming up in a new strategic partnership involving innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines. The joint Vestas and Hempel goal is to reduce surface treatment costs and support sustainable coating solutions. At the same time, Hempel continues to assist Vestas in remaining competitive throughout the entire process of becoming CO2 neutral by 2030.
In Colorado, Vestas is operating one of the world’s largest facilities of wind tower manufacturing. This facility is where Vestas and Hempel will take the first step of the partnership, as they will collaborate to reduce costs and explore new digital solutions to improve quality control and the CO2 footprint of the production of wind turbines. Initial calculations demonstrate that changing the processes surrounding the surface treatment application will potentially generate a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions equal to 1,100 tonnes CO2e per year.