Denmark was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s, and today a substantial share of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas—the world's largest wind-turbine manufacturer—along with many component suppliers. Furthermore, Denmark has{Emdash}}as of 2022{Emdash}}the 2nd highest amount in the world of wind power generation capacity installed per capita, behind only neighboring Sweden.
Middelgrunden offshore wind park, 3.5 km outside Copenhagen. When built in 2000, it was the world's largest.
Wind turbines in Vendsyssel, 2004
Breaking waves at the north sea coast of Denmark in the evening of 9 July 2015 as the new record in peak generation was reached.
A Vestas wind turbine
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, Brazil, Poland and the United States, and employs 29,000 people globally.
Global headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark
Vestas V47-660kW wind turbine at the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, Texas
Vestas factory entrance in Pueblo, Colorado
MHI Vestas factory beside the River Medina, Isle of Wight, UK