Edition #1: It all started with a drawing on the wall
It was back in the early eighties, in Denmark, that Flemming Pedersen and his two sons, Carsten and Jens, had a vision: to develop products that could generate electricity in a cost-effective way without harming the environment. To put this idea into practice, they devised a wind turbine which they first sketched on a wall. They built the first 65?kW turbine, installed it on the family property and got it up and running. This was the starting signal and, in 1985, Carsten and Jens Pedersen founded Nordex A/S in Give, laying the foundations for Nordex as a company.
Today, 40 years later, a lot has changed. The Nordex Group has become one of the world’s leading Western manufacturers of wind turbines, successful around the globe and market leader in Europe. The technology and the industry have developed at an impressive pace. Electricity from wind power has become cost-competitive. A strong focus on innovation and Cost Of Energy (COE) has significantly reduced the cost per kilowatt hour, turning wind into the cheapest source of electricity in many regions.
One thing, however, has not changed in the four decades of the Nordex story: Developing and delivering clean power plants that make 100% renewable energy a reality for the world is still the shared mission and driver of today's more than 10,900 Nordex Group employees, and the company’s valued partners and clients around the world.
That is why we would like to kick-off our 40th anniversary series this year by taking a moment to THANK all our customers, suppliers, colleagues and friends who have made Nordex’ journey of innovation and growth possible. And a special thank you to the Pedersen family for following a vision and believing in a technology that was once perceived by many as a utopian dream and today is recognized as playing a crucial role in protecting our planet from climate change, safeguarding it for generations to come!
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Business Development Director-ERG at Vaisala
2 周Nordex GmbH, which I worked for 20 years ago! although it quited from Chinese Market, it is one of best company in my heart! happy 40 years anniversary! Michael from Beijing
Senior Service Engineer, Technical Improvement Management, Service Engineering bei Nordex / Acciona Windpower
2 周Happy Birthday Nordex, my Love! Thank you for amazing years, amazing countries to visit with even more amazing colleagues all working for a common goal! Growing from being a Service Technician maintaining N27's to being a Senior Service Engineer developing heavy lifting equipment and procedures for safe and efficient MCE for sure is a career I never dreamed of! Looking forward to the next decades to come. P.s.: Yes, I am of course wearing a harness even though that picture is from 1999... ;-)
Senior Programme Manager| Business Transformation, ERP implementations and business & operational change
2 周Wow, what a journey it must have been getting it to where Nordex is today I know exactly what the Pedersen family must have gone through in the early days - in getting this off the ground. I attempted a similar journey with a PVT panel I designed in the early 2000's. It was tested in the Nordics, and I installed a batch of them on a house in South Africa. Great success.......but, sadly, I wasn't able to get the right backing and hence did not hit the market! So again - well done to the Pedersen family!!
Senior Master Technician
2 周Congratulations, I'm proud to be a part of this great company
Mechanical Technician at Nairobi Bottlers Limited
3 周Hello, am a mechanical technician from Nairobi and am interested.