Vestas has opened an engineering design centre in Porto, Portugal which will develop the turbine fabricator’s core technology for its product portfolio.
The Danish company said the Porto R&D site at the Science and Technology Park of University of Porto would work as an independent hub.
“The centre will thus foster cross-disciplinary and personal development in a project-oriented and international organisation that makes a positive impact by changing the world’s energy mix,” it added.
The Porto area offers access to a breadth of skills in areas that Vestas is looking to recruit, namely electrical, mechanical and software engineering.
The proximity to leading universities and other research institutions of a high standard is key to choosing Porto and Portugal, it said.
Vestas has begun recruiting for the new centre, which is expected to employ at least 80 people by the end of 2017 and several hundred engineers when fully ramped up in 2020.
The company is currently evaluating different locations in the Porto region to set up a more permanent base.
Image: Vestas V112 (Vestas)
