HANSEN 6000 MW CAPACITY
[BIZ: Lommel, June 12]
Hansen Transmission has expanded its plant in Lommel. The company now has 20,000 cogwheel units for wind turbines. The expansion required an investment of EUR 180m. Hansen currently has a 6000 MW capacity on a total area of 110 m2. The company says that it wants to play a bigger role in the growing wind energy market by expanding the production of multi-megawatt drives for bigger windmills. Hansen Transmission has plans to expand its capacity for the production of cogwheel units through 2012 to 13,300 MW.
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