Meet the companies and people behind the expansion of Europe’s wind energy supply chain
The European wind supply chain is growing to meet our competitiveness and energy security objectives. The industry is investing over €10bn to build new factories or expand existing sites across Europe. Our video series ‘Wind Works for Europe’ brings you onsite to learn all about the ongoing expansion.
Each episode features a new investment in the European wind supply chain. From blades to towers. From substations to cables. Industry experts walk us through their manufacturing facilities and explain how they’re helping to power a competitive Europe.
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Watch our videos
Baltic Towers – Offshore wind towers from Poland
Category: Towers
Location: Gdansk, Poland
In this first episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson travels to Gdansk Poland to speak to Jakub Wnuczynski, CEO at Baltic Towers. Baltic Towers is finalising the construction of a new offshore wind tower factory in Gdansk, with an investment exceeding €200 million.
Smulders & Meyer Werft – Converter platforms for Europe’s biggest offshore substations
Category: Converter Platforms
Location: Rostock, Germany
In this episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson travels to Rostock to chat with Heinrich Rahmeyer, Sales Manager at Meyer Werft and Raf Iemants, Managing Director at Smulders. In a joint venture the Belgian company Smulders and the German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft are constructing a new manufacturing site for offshore converter platforms in the Port of Rostock.
Eno Energy – Local heroes in turbine manufacturing
Category: SMEs / Wind turbines
Location: Rostock, Germany
Still in Rostock, this episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ introduces Eno Energy, a local wind turbine manufacturer specialised in tailor-made onshore wind turbines. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson and Eno Energy CEO Karsten Porm discuss the specific challenges faced by small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wind energy supply chain.
GP Baltic – Building the substations for Poland’s first offshore wind farms
Category: Substations
Location: Gdansk, Poland
In this episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ WindEurope Deputy CEO Malgosia Bartosik is back in Gdansk to see the offshore wind substations for Poland’s first offshore wind farms. She speaks to GP Baltic CEO Adam Kowalski about the manufacturing process and the economic opportunities linked to offshore wind in Poland.
NKT – Danish cable manufacturer invests big in Sweden
Category: Cables
Location: Karlskrona, Sweden
In this episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ WindEurope’s Aramis Zinke travels to Sweden to speak to NKT’s Darren Fennell. NKT is building the world’s largest high-voltage offshore cable production site. The factory is set to create 500 new jobs in Karlskrona.
Vestas – Scaling up blade production in Europe
Category: Blades
Locations: Taranto, Italy and Szczecin, Poland.
In this episode of ‘Wind Works for Europe’ WindEurope’s Clara Castelli explores Vestas’ expansion plans in Europe. Vestas has kicked off its new blade production line in Taranto. It is said to create 1,300 additional manufacturing jobs. And that’s far from all…
All Wind Works for Europe videos
The above videos are only a selection. Follow our tour through Europe and watch all our ‘Wind Works for Europe’ features on WindFlix.
Further reading
In 2023 the European Commission tabled the Wind Power Package to strengthen Europe’s wind industry. Shortly after 26 EU Governments, the EU Commission, and the European wind industry signed the European Wind Charter to implement the 15 measures set out in the Wind Power Package. A lot has been achieved since. But a lot more needs to be done. Read our press release to find out what happened since. And also check out our detailed overview of all new wind energy manufacturing sites in Europe.
Europe is not yet installing enough wind farms to reach its 2030 renewable energy target. That’s mostly due to overly complex permitting, slow electricity grid buildout and insufficient electrification rates. The European Commission must address these issues in its Clean Industrial Deal, the new vision for a competitive and decarbonised European economy. Check out WindEurope’s positions on the Clean Industrial Deal and the upcoming EU Electrification Action Plan.
Building factories is good. But the best factory is useless without sufficiently skilled workers. Today Europe’s wind industry employs 370,000 people. By 2030 this number is set to grow to 600,000. Find out more about WindEurope’s education and skills activities.
Are you interested in more detailed information on the European wind energy supply chain? Our WindEurope Intelligence Platform has the latest statistics, reports and interactive data. Much of the content is reserved for WindEurope members.
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