Vestas and Hempel have signed a new strategic partnership to cooperate around innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines, with the aim of reducing the CO\2\ footprint of the production of wind turbines.
The new partnership established between Vestas and Hempel aims at reducing surface treatment costs and supporting sustainable coating solutions.
Vestas and Hempel will begin their collaboration in Colorado (USA), where Vestas is operating one of the world's largest facilities of wind tower manufacturing. Here, the two companies will work to bring down costs and explore new digital solutions to improve quality control and the CO2 footprint of the production of wind turbines, which falls withing Vestas goal to become CO2 neutral by 2030.
Initial calculations demonstrate that changing the processes surrounding the surface treatment application will potentially generate a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions, equal to 1,100 tonnes CO2 per year.
"We are pleased to extend our long-term relationship with Hempel with this partnership. It is a great example of how we make sustainability part of everything we do and how we strive to engage in close and mutually beneficial partnerships across our value chain to improve both our operational efficiency and sustainability performance," says Vestas COO Tommy Rahbek Nielsen.
"At Hempel, we help our customers reach their sustainability targets. We have a long-term relationship with Vestas and are excited to take it one step further with a shared ambition of developing more innovative and sustainable coating solutions to help reduce our customers' CO2 footprint. This strategic partnership will allow Vestas and Hempel to elevate each other's strengths with the aim of innovating and unlocking future value together," says Hempel CCO Michael Hansen.