Brazilian Multinational Leader in Wind Blade Production Aeris Energy Targets Equipment Supply Market for Offshore Wind Turbines in the United States

The Wind Blade Manufacturer Aeris Energy Has Ambitious Plans and Aims to Feed the Offshore Power Plant Market in the USA  — Which Plans to Install 30 Gigawatts in Offshore Wind by 2030

Aeris Energy, the Brazilian manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, aims to develop production lines aimed at offshore wind power plants in the United States. The news was announced last Thursday (05/13) by the company’s Director of Planning and Investor Relations, Bruno Lolli.

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Currently, Aeris Energy only manufactures wind blades for onshore wind turbines. Looking to expand its business, the Brazilian company, which currently produces in Ceará, targets the United States as a new partner.

The executive noted that this week, the U.S. government approved the first large offshore wind generation project in Massachusetts, in the Atlantic Ocean, which will have 62 giant turbines.

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The U.S. goal represents more than the total installed wind capacity in Brazil (18 gigawatts), which still has no maritime projects in this source.

“We know that sales for offshore are heating up, especially in the American market, on the Atlantic coast, so we will indeed start having negotiations and discussions to begin producing for offshore,” said Lolli. “The offshore market in the U.S. is a super important market, and we will participate in that market,” he stated.

According to him, the first talks with potential clients are expected to begin later this year, with actual entry into the sector more likely anticipated for 2023 or 2024, when the segment will require a greater volume of deliveries, potentially forcing turbine-producing companies, which currently make their own blades, to outsource part of the production.

Company Prepares to Produce Onshore and Offshore Wind Blades to Meet Larger Turbines

Currently, Aeris produces blades up to 80 meters long at its manufacturing facilities in Pecém, while the most recently launched offshore wind turbines range from 110 to 115 meters in length.

But Lolli stated that the company has been preparing for larger equipment, targeting both new generations of onshore turbines and future offshore parks.

“The construction method, materials, suppliers, requirements, are the same. What offshore has different is the size,” he explained.

“Today, all the expansions we are making already allow us blades up to 120 meters. We already have a tall, wide building, crane capacity, flooring, everything designed for larger blades, so we are indeed capable.”

Aeris Is Close to Closing New Deals with Global Clients

The director also said that Aeris is close to finalizing new agreements involving the supply of wind blades, following a significant recent deal with Siemens Gamesa worth R$ 3 billion.

“We already have some negotiations underway, so it’s likely that throughout the year we will have new announcements related to the positive variation in the order backlog.” The executive did not wish to provide more details but mentioned that the discussions are with global clients already served by the company.

Lolli also stated that an expansion Aeris has been promoting at its facilities to meet the contract with Siemens Gamesa is also focusing on new business.

He stated that these preparations included the purchase of land to increase the area occupied by the company from 320,000 square meters to more than 1 million m².

80-Meter Giant Wind Blade for Nordex — One of the Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturers in the World – Sets Sail from the Port of Pecém to Europe

The size of the wind blade (or blades) manufactured by Aeris Energy for the German company Nordex — one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world — is impressive! The shipment of the first unit of this giant — the largest wind blade ever produced in the Southern Hemisphere – required specialized operation. The more than 80 meters in length necessitated the involvement of various professionals, from manufacturing to transportation to the Port of Pecém, in Ceará.

The record shipment of the giant 80.1-meter wind blade for the German Nordex is celebrated by the Port Complex of Pecém, in Ceará, as the largest in the history of the Port!

The wind blade (or blades) has more than double the length of other blades (34.57m each) loaded on the ship Trinitas, and is already on its way to Europe, where the blade will undergo technical checks, according to the managing company of the Complex.