Vestas strengthens ties with long-time blades partner
By:
Tom Russell
23/11/2022
Vestas
Vestas has signed multi-year
framework agreement with long-time partner TPI Composites Inc. (TPI), a
supplier of wind turbine blades and services, to strengthen its supply
chain network for current and future wind turbine blades.
TPI and Vestas work closely together on manufacturing and supply chain
operations, based on Vestas’ specifications and requirements, and TPI
is currently supplying a range of blade variants to Vestas’ 2 and 4 MW
platforms as well as the EnVentus platform. TPI will continue supply of
blades from its existing production footprint, while optimising the production
setup in current facilities, and evaluate new locations for possible future
growth.
Vestas and TPI are equally investigating further collaboration possibilities
for the V163-4.5 MW and V236-15.0 MW turbines and assessing the optimal
manufacturing and production location setup for these new blades.
“The continued and expanded partnership highlights how we are increasingly
collaborating with partners, and how we continue to evolve and re-shape
the industry together. We have been working together with TPI since 2014
and during that time, they have become one of our most trusted and strategic
blade partners. With this agreement, we are happy to continue this journey,
leveraging their global footprint and providing scalable, high-quality,
and sustainable supply together”, said Tommy Rahbek Nielsen, Executive
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Vestas.
“We are proud of our long and successful partnership with Vestas and are
pleased that Vestas has chosen to further expand its relationship with
TPI. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the supply of
current and future blade models, blade design, and other services globally,”
added Bill Siwek, CEO, TPI Composites Inc.