Worldwide service, maintenance and multibrand support of wind turbines with over 165 GW of capacity under service
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Aarhus N (HQ) · Copenhagen S · Berlin · Hamburg · Husum · RheineNew on Amplifa
About Vestas
Vestas is a Danish energy company headquartered in Aarhus that develops, manufactures, installs and services wind turbines. The service business supports more than 165 GW of installed capacity with over 56,000 wind turbines in 71 countries, supported by more than 11,000 service technicians. Services include maintenance and inspection, spare parts supply via ShopVestas with over 110,000 parts and more than 1,200 suppliers, repair of major components such as gearboxes, generators and rotor blades including uptower repairs, Fleet Optimisation with PowerPlus™ upgrades, and digital services such as Scipher® Energy Analytics, VestasOnline and VestasDeveloper APIs. As a multibrand service provider, Vestas services over 6 GW of non-Vestas turbines from brands such as Gamesa, Senvion, GE, Nordex, Siemens, Alstom and Suzlon in 23 countries. In the German-speaking region, the company is represented by Vestas Deutschland GmbH in Berlin, Hamburg, Husum and Rheine.
- Site
- Aarhus N
- Processes
- Multibrand turbine service (maintenance and repair of wind turbines from other manufacturers), Maintenance (servicing of wind turbines), Parts and repair services (spare parts and repair), Gearbox replacement / generator replacement / main bearing replacement / blade bearing replacement, Inspection technologies (cameras, telescopes, endoscopes, drones, software analytics) for blade and, Uptower repairs (gearbox uptower repair HSS/IMS, generator slip ring replacement, among others), Scheduled maintenance (6-month service, 12-month service), Fleet Optimisation (PowerPlus™ upgrades, aerodynamic upgrades / vortex generators, Rotor Upgrade et
- Materials
- Steel materials, Concrete, Iron materials, Glass / carbon composites, Polymer materials, Aluminium and alloys, Copper and alloys, Rare earth elements (permanent magnets)
- Certificates
- Certifications
- Founded
- 1898
- Industries
- Wind energy, Renewable energy
- 01
Inspection and diagnostics (cameras, endoscopes, drones, software analytics)
- 02
Maintenance (6-/12-month service)
- 03
Repair and uptower repair of major components
- 04
Spare parts supply via ShopVestas
- 05
Fleet Optimisation (PowerPlus™, Rotor Upgrade, lifetime extension)
- 06
Digital operations management (AOM, Scipher®, VestasOnline)
Materials and Technologies
Steel materials
Main material of the turbine; around 88 percent of a typical turbine consists of steel, iron and metal materials.
Iron materials
Iron materials for components such as gearbox housings and structures.
Aluminium and alloys
Aluminium alloys, among other things for lightweight and electrical components.
Copper and alloys
Copper and copper alloys for electrical systems and generators.
Glass / carbon composites
Glass and carbon fibre composites for rotor blades; around 105,000 tonnes consumed in 2024.
Polymer materials
Polymer materials for rotor blades and composite components.
Rare earth elements
Rare earth metals for permanent magnets in the towers and generators of the EnVentus and GridStreamer™ platforms.
Locations
Aarhus N (HQ)
DKHeadquarters
Copenhagen S
DKCorporate Hub
Berlin
DESales and service, Vestas Deutschland GmbH
Hamburg
DESales and service, Vestas Northern & Central Europe
Husum
DESales and service, Vestas Deutschland GmbH
Rheine
DESales and service, Vestas Deutschland GmbH
Services and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multibrand turbine service (maintenance and repair of wind turbines from other manufacturers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance (servicing of wind turbines)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Parts and repair services (spare parts and repair)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gearbox replacement / generator replacement / main bearing replacement / blade bearing replacementAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspection technologies (cameras, telescopes, endoscopes, drones, software analytics) for blade andTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Uptower repairs (gearbox uptower repair HSS/IMS, generator slip ring replacement, among others)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scheduled maintenance (6-month service, 12-month service)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fleet Optimisation (PowerPlus™ upgrades, aerodynamic upgrades / vortex generators, Rotor Upgrade etEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scipher® Energy Analytics (industrial energy analytics platform with machine learning)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| VestasDeveloper API integration (customer data integration platform)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| ShopVestas spare parts trading (over 110,000 spare parts and services, more than 1,200 suppliers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blade services (rotor blade service, blade asset management, blade inspection)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Glass / carbon composites, Polymer materials |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind turbine service (2 MW Platform, +29,000 turbines installed, +59 GW) | Vestas 2 MW Platform | +29,000 | – | 2000 | – |
| Wind turbine service (4 MW Platform, +23,000 turbines installed, +88 GW) | Vestas 4 MW Platform | +23,000 | – | 2010 | – |
| Wind turbine service (EnVentus Platform, +2,500 turbines installed, +15 GW) | Vestas EnVentus Platform | +2,500 | – | 2019 | – |
| Multibrand service for third-party turbines (+6 GW, +3,500 turbines, more than 30 models) | Vestas Gamesa G5x/G8x/G9x/G11x 2.0/2.1; Senvion MM82/MM92/MM100/3.XM; GE 1.x | +3,500 | – | – | 23 countries |
| Offshore platform (58 projects, +12 GW installed) | Vestas Offshore Platform | 58 project | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Safety
According to the company, the service follows uniform quality and safety standards across all platforms; inspections are carried out with cameras, telescopes, endoscopes, drones and software analytics.
| Evidence | Aarhus N (HQ) |
|---|---|
| Certifications |
History
- 1898
Year of Vestas's founding; '125 years of expertise' according to company history
Acquisition of UpWind Solutions (largest independent service provider in North America) and Availon (leading independent service provider in Europe) to expand multibrand services