Vattenfall is to build a new warehouse for wind turbines at the Danish port of Esbjerg.
The warehouse will serve wind farms in the UK, Scandinavia and Northern Europe when ready in 2022.
Construction is due to start soon on the facility, which will have 2100 square-metres indoors and 8200 metres squared of outdoor storage.
It is expected to take about 10 months to build, and be in operation by June next year.
Thyboron Invest will be constructing the units, having had experience with similar buildings in connection with the Kriegers Flak wind farm.
It will own the building that will then be let out to Vattenfall.
Vattenfall head of integrated operations Pia Bonding said: “It is from this central warehouse facility in Esbjerg that the major part of Vattenfall’s wind farms in Northern Europe will be supplied with spare parts.
“The Port of Esbjerg is the ideal place for us to build such a warehouse due to its central location in Northern Europe and the professional way the port is operated.
“It will provide economies of scale compared to having vital main components stored at several smaller locations, and it is a central part of our ambition to see growth in wind farms across Northern Europe.”
Port of Esbjerg chief executive Dennis Jul Pedersen said: “It was a condition for Vattenfall that the building was close to the quay.
“It is part of the port’s strategy to be able to deliver this type of solutions, and the former ferry terminal has been laid out for this type of activity.”
Thyboron Invest managing director Anton Bro said: “The Port of Esbjerg is a magnet for the wind industry, and we believe that it will be a good and long-term investment to locate here. Large facilities will be in demand for many years to come.”