Vestas has signed a supply agreement with blade manufacturer LM Wind Power to mainly supply the Brazilian market.
The multi-year agreement includes production of V150-4.2MW blades supplied from LM Wind Power’s factory at Ipojuca in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2022.
Vestas said the new production will add local jobs, spur direct and in-direct investments in the Brazilian supply chain and expand Vestas’ global manufacturing setup.
Vestas chief operating officer Tommy Rahbek Nielsen said: “This partnership is a good example of how we develop and expand the wind energy supply chain to drive the needed scale of renewables by increasing the use of standardised components and shared manufacturing operations between OEMs, thereby adopting a similar approach to the automotive industry.
“We have chosen to work with LM Wind Power because of their proven and extensive design and engineering capabilities as well as their proven global footprint.”
LM Wind Power vice president of sales and marketing Dorte Kamper said: “Now more than ever, collaboration throughout the value chain is crucial for the wind industry to sustain a healthy growth and deliver on what an electrified and net-zero world needs from us.
“In LM Wind Power, it is in our DNA to collaborate and to adapt our building blocks to be a strong partner for our customers.
“We look forward to leverage our engineering and manufacturing capabilities and deliver high quality blades for Vestas.”