The acquisition, which is expected to expand Senvion’s blade manufacturing capacity by 25%, includes EUROS Entwicklungsgesellschaft fuer Windkraftanlagen, EUROS Polska and EUROS Rotor Systems Polska.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Euros operates facilities in Berlin, Germany and southern Poland, covering all areas of rotor blade design and production as well as master plug and mould design.
The Polish facilities manufacture all onshore mould and blade types, including all blades in the Senvion portfolio.
Senvion CEO Jürgen Geissinger said: "With the addition of a mould factory and an experienced mould and blade development team, Senvion will be able to reach a shorter time to market for new blades and also be able to produce additional new blades with a reduced time to market.”
The acquisition is part of Senvio’s plans to further prepare for next market entries and also to achieve cost savings while contributing to lower LCoE efforts.
Senvion global blades senior vice-president Paulo Silva said: "This agreement will help us to benefit from the complementary skill sets and the rich and varied experience of the EUROS team, in addition to expanding and complementing our own blade capacities."
Senvion said that the acquisition also allows it to offer complete blade solutions in-house – from the development and the mould making through to the final blade.
In August 2016, Senvion acquired the assets of the Indian wind turbine manufacturer Kenersys including the wind turbines K82 (2.0MW), K100 (2.6MW), K110 (2.4MW) and K120 (2.3MW).
Image: A Senvion-built wind turbine in Germany. Photo: courtesy of Senvion GmbH 2014.
