MHI Vestas has produced the 500th nacelle for its V164 turbine line at its Lindo facility in Denmark.
The company said the unit has been assembled and rolled out of the factory in preparation for installation in UK waters in 2021.
The nacelle will now be prepared for transport to the UK on MHI Vestas’ purpose-built BoldWind vessel.
MHI Vestas’ Lindo factory has been producing V164 nacelles since 2014, and currently employs 455 people.
The nacelle facility is one of MHI Vestas’ three Danish manufacturing sites, along with its blade factory at Nakskov and power conversion module unit at Esbjerg.
MHI Vestas Lindo factory director Martin Bjerregaard said: “We are delighted to mark this milestone, having assembled the 500th V164 nacelle at Lindo.
“Our 455 employees at Lindo can all be proud of their contribution to this achievement.
“After several years of producing V164 nacelles, I can safely say this is among the safest, most efficient and one of the most advanced nacelle assembly factories in the world.
“The 500th V164 nacelle is a symbol of that progress.”
The Lindo factory, built on the site of a former shipyard that was later occupied by Maersk.
MHI Vestas said it has become the largest private employer in the area and primarily hires and trains local workers in offshore wind nacelle assembly methods.
Kerteminde municipality mayor Kasper Ejsing Olesen said: “In Kerteminde municipality we do all we can to support local companies.
“We hope that the success of MHI Vestas will continue in the coming years, that it will continue to have a positive impact on our municipality, and we as a municipality will do what we can to enable their success.
“Kerteminde Municipality has a unique industrial area in Lindo Port of Odense.
“There are only a few places in northern Europe that can handle heavy industry like Lindo Port of Odense and we welcome companies like MHI Vestas with open arms.”