Vestas plans second offshore turbine factory in Poland

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced plans to establish a new blade factory in Szczecin, Poland, to meet growing European and global demand.

The factory is planned to produce blades for Vestas’ flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0MW, and is expected to start operations in 2026, creating more than 1,000 direct jobs.

“Vestas intends to lead the development of a sustainable supply chain in Europe that can deliver the scale needed to meet the expected growth in demand for offshore wind. Our plans for two new offshore factories in Poland underline that Europe can spur wind industry investments and green jobs with the right long-term policy commitments for offshore wind projects,” commented Tommy Rahbek Nielsen, Vestas COO in a statement.

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Nils de Baar, president of Vestas Northern & Central Europe, commented in a statement: “Poland is transforming its energy system and is a promising wind energy market with good wind conditions both onshore and offshore. Poland has a highly skilled labour force and growing wind industry that can become an offshore hub for the Baltic Region and the rest of Europe. We have been a market leader in Poland for more than 20 years, and I am honoured to announce our next investment plans in Szczecin.”

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The new offshore blade factory is planned to be located at a site in northern Szczecin, which Vestas acquired in February 2023. The site is close to the Ostrów Brdowski Island in Szczecin where Vestas’ planned nacelle assembly factory would be located. The assembly factory is expected to start operations in 2025 and create 700 direct jobs.

The new factories are planned to support European and to some extent global demand, playing a crucial role in supporting Poland and the European offshore wind market and industry.