Benjamin Romano Seattle. Vestas' $1bn investment in US manufacturing came on line as the American wind market passed its 2009 peak and stared into the trough of 2010.
Despite that, the four factories in Colorado helped the Danish turbine maker to a booming 2010, booking nearly 1.9GW of North American orders, its best performance to date..
Chief executive Ditlev Engel says the factories were a must.
