lm wind power industry wind energy founded 1940 as lunderskov m belfabrik in lunderskov denmark headquarters kolding denmark number of locations 14 locations in 8 countries denmark spain usa canada india china poland and brazil 1 products wind turbine rotor blades owner doughty hanson & co number of employees 6 332 end 2015 2 website lmwindpower.com lm wind power formerly lm glasfiber 3 is the world s largest independent supplier of rotor blades to the wind industry . 4 lm wind power has produced more than 185 000 blades since 1978 corresponding to approximately 77 gw installed wind power capacity which each year effectively saves approximately 147 million tons of co2 . this corresponds to the annual co2 emissions from electricity used in 20 million us homes . 5 contents 1 history 2 achievements 3 global footprint 4 organization 5 ownership 6 references 7 external links history edit lm wind power was founded in 1940 as lunderskov m belfabrik lunderskov furniture factory in the small town lunderskov denmark . in 1952 they investigated the possibilities of commercial exploitation of glass fiber technology which made them change their name to lm glasfiber and abandon their original plan of manufacturing wooden furniture . it wasn t until 1978 that they started making wind turbine blades . 6 the first set of lm glasfiber blades was installed on the windmatic wind turbine 7 in scottish waters near the orkney islands during the 1970s . 8 in 2010 the company name was changed from lm glasfiber to lm wind power to better reflect the industry in which they operate . 3 lm wind power group was launched with the formation of three separate divisions lm wind power blades lm wind power service & logistics and svendborg brakes . 6 in 2013 svendborg brakes was sold to altra holdings inc. 6 9 lm wind power joined the un global compact in 2010 signifying their commitment to the compact s ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights labor environment and anti corruption . 10 since then they have reported their performance in the annual report non financial highlights section and in a more detailed document submitted as the annual communication on progress for the un global compact . 11 lm wind power applies the global reporting initiative gri framework for guidance and structure . 11 achievements edit during the cop15 united nations climate change conference held december 7 18 2009 an lm 61.5 p blade was installed at the main entrance of the bella center to greet conference delegates . this blade developed mainly for offshore projects off the coast of germany scotland and belgium was the world s longest wind turbine blade in serial production at the time . 12 on 11 june 2010 lm wind power took part in setting an aviation record . they commissioned the an 225 to carry the world s longest piece of air cargo as it flew two new 42 meter wind turbine blades from their factory in tianjin china to their test facility in lunderskov denmark . 13 in 2011 lm wind power produced the world s largest wind turbine blade at the time 73.5 meters which is equivalent to a 24 story building . 14 the lm 73.5 p wind turbine blades were installed on alstom s 6 mw wind turbines offshore mainly in european waters . 15 these giant blades reach speeds of more than 320 km h generating power equivalent to the yearly requirements of over 6000 european households . 14 global footprint edit since the establishment of lm wind power in 1940 as lunderskov m belfabrik in lunderskov denmark 6 the company has expanded to locations worldwide while remaining headquartered in denmark . 16 lm wind power established its first factory in the americas region in grand forks north dakota in 1998 . this investment was followed by two other factories in gasp quebec canada in 2006 17 and little rock arkansas in 2008 . 18 19 built in 2002 lm wind power s factory in goleni w poland was the company s largest factory at that time . 20 in the same year the company also expanded its operations in china and increased its production capacity in denmark . 20 the 2007 opening of lm wind power s dobespet factory marked the company s second blade manufacturing facility in india and 11th worldwide at the time . 21 earlier that year the company also opened new factories in spain and china . 21 in october 2012 lm wind power confirmed its plans to construct its first blade manufacturing facility in brazil in conjunction with the company s joint venture partner e lice . 22 the factory was built in the port of suape to serve major wind farms in the north east of brazil and beyond . 22 in september 2015 lm wind power announced the signing of an agreement with its joint venture partner to purchase the remaining interest in lm wind power do brasil s.a. 23 in april 2016 lm wind power announced the inauguration of its second indian plant located in vadodara gujarat . customers business partners and local dignitaries joined in on the event which is a strong signal of the company s growth in the important indian market as well as a celebration of a highly efficient ramp up to production . the plant which was announced in november 2015 began producing wind turbine blades a full month ahead of schedule . 24 organization edit lm wind power employs approximately 6 332 employees worldwide end 2015 . 25 the company is headquartered in kolding denmark and has a global business office in amsterdam the netherlands . lm wind power has built production facilities in the major wind energy markets 14 locations in 8 countries denmark spain usa canada india china poland and brazil . in addition to this the company has a global network of r & d centers in denmark the netherlands and india . ownership edit the principal shareholders of lm wind power are the partnerships by doughty hanson & co. ltd 26 who in october 2016 agreed to sell lm for 1.5 billion to ge renewable energy during 2017 . 27 references edit 2015 annual report lm wind power retrieved 2016 05 04 http 2015report . lmwindpower.com menu corporate profile a b lm glasfiber changes name to lm wind power renewable energy focus.com 2010 04 21 retrieved 2015 03 26 2014 annual report corporate profile lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 http 2015report . lmwindpower.com menu corporate profile a b c d company history lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 danish turbine makes 1975 1985 winds of change retrieved 2015 03 26 about us lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 lm wind power sells brakes business to us based altra holdings north american clean energy retrieved 2015 03 26 our approach to sustainability lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 a b reporting sustainability lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 giant wind blade travels to cop15 netcomposites.com retrieved 2015 03 28 logistics lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 a b lm wind power launched a world record wind turbine blade in february this year ... sun & wind energy retrieved 2015 03 28 alstom and lm wind power develop the world s largest wind turbine blade alstom retrieved 2015 03 28 lm wind power locations lm wind power retrieved 2015 03 26 lm glasfiber to supply blades for 477 turbines in canada composites world retrieved 2015 03 28 lm wind power to set up wind blade manufacturing base in brazil world construction network retrieved 2015 03 28 denmark s lm glasfiber opens arkansas blade plant manufacturing.net retrieved 2015 03 28 a b lm glasfiber invests in new factory in poland windpower monthly 2002 07 01 retrieved 2015 03 28 a b lm glasfiber opens its second turbine blade factory in india netcomposites.com 2007 11 15 retrieved 2015 03 28 a b lm wind power to build new blade factory in brazil renewable energy focus.com retrieved 2015 03 28 http cws.huginonline.com l 160830 pr 201509 1953240 5.html http www.lmwindpower.com media news press release vadodara http 2015report . lmwindpower.com menu corporate profile private equity our portfolio lm wind power www.doughtyhanson.com doughty hanson & co. retrieved august 2012 check date values in access date help ge acquires lm wind power . windpower monthly . retrieved 11 october 2016 . external links edit lm wind power official website v t e wind power wind power environmental impact high altitude history land vehicles offshore turbines on public display windmill wind turbines aerodynamics airborne crosswind kite darrieus design floating savonius small unconventional vertical axis wind power industry consulting companies farm management manufacturers software windmade wind farms community owned farms by country offshore farms by country onshore farms concepts betz s law capacity factor eroei forecasting grid energy storage hvdc intermittency variability laddermill net energy gain resource assessment storage subsidies virtual power plant wind hybrid power systems wind profile power law retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lm wind power & oldid 743879466 categories companies based in north dakotagreater grand forkswind power 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