Vestas announces two very important R&D projects: Cost-effective deep water foundations for large offshore wind turbines and an Intelligent Energy Management System that will introduce energy storage into a wind power plant. Both projects will secure a lower cost of energy for our customers.

Building foundations offshore at large depths is a huge challenge. The goal of this project is to be able to design, construct, and build cost effective deep water jacket foundations for very large wind turbines located far offshore in water depths of up to 70 metres. Normally, foundations and turbines are contracted as two separate items. That will change with this project, driving down the cost even more while increasing the quality.