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COOLING TECHNOLOGY The Danish company Nissens A/S is a major manufacturer and supplier of cooling solutions for the wind turbine industry. The company also manufactures radiators, oil coolers, heat exchangers, charge air coolers and condensers for the automotive sector and produces complete cooling solutions for various industrial applications such as excavators, generator sets and mining and forestry equipment. However, the most significant part of the group’s future growth is expected to derive from the wind industry segment. Joseph Altham reports on the opportunities for the company in renewable energy.
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lan Nissen is the CEO of a company that was founded by his great-grandfather, Julius Nissen, in 1921. Nissens began by making car radiators and is now one of Europe’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of engine cooling and climate products. From the 1980s, under Alan Nissen’s direction, the business diversified and began to produce cooling solutions for a broader range of machines. Nissens today has two divisions, one for automotive spare parts and another for wind and special machinery applications, named Nissens Cooling Solutions, which makes customised cooling