Vestas is a Danishcompany that designs, manufactures, sells, erects and services wind turbines. Founded in 1945 by Peder Hansen from the small town of Lem with the name Vestjysk Stålteknik A/S (West-Jutlandish steel technology), as a manufacturer of household appliances, the company progressed to the manufacture of agricultural equipment in 1950, intercoolers in 1956, hydraulic cranes in 1968, and began the manufacture of wind turbines in 1979.
In 2003, the company merged with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer NEG Micon to create the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world under the name Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Vestas has installed turbines in 60 countries and employs more than 15,000 people globally.[2]
The intercoolers (or "Charge air coolers") continue to be manufactured in Lem by Vestas aircoil A/S who split away from the wind systems company in the 80's.
