Subsuppliers struggle to survive amid historic wind breakthrough

Ongoing struggles due to higher costs and lower earnings have prompted a large number of Danish subsuppliers to call for consolidations. Industry exec calls the current situation "unsustainable".
Anders Søe-Jensen, an experienced businessman in offshore wind, became head of Bladt Industries in Aalborg, Denmark, in Aug. 2020. | Photo: Brian Karmark/ERH
Anders Søe-Jensen, an experienced businessman in offshore wind, became head of Bladt Industries in Aalborg, Denmark, in Aug. 2020. | Photo: Brian Karmark/ERH
BY JOAKIM BØJGAARD FRANDSEN, TRANSLATED BY L.N. BARNES

While the Danish state rakes in historical earnings from the new offshore wind park Thor, Danish subsuppliers struggle to survive among wind turbine majors like Vestas and Siemens Gamesa.

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