Envision was founded by Lei Zhang in 2007 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu in the east region of China. Zhang was named Top 10 Chinese innovators in 2014 by China Daily. The company started full operations since 2009. In 2013, Envision installed five 2.1 MW, 110-metre-rotor turbines at the Ucuquer wind farm in central Chile. It also signed software contracts with US developer Pattern Energy’s fleet and compatriot Atlantic Power’s Canadian Hills wind farm in Oklahoma In 2014, Envision is partnering with New Zealand’s infrastructure fund manager Infratil to build smart infrastructure in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2015, Envision launched its office in London to handle business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Its entry into the European market was the purchase of a 25MW onshore project near Eskilstuna, Sweden. It also acquired ViveEnergia's 600 MW wind energy projects in Mexico in the same year. , China In early 2016, Envision launched a new operational head office in Hamburg, Germany, which will provide service to its international clients in European countries, and a Global Blade Innovation Center in Boulder, Colorado, which will lead the R&D of blade design in the US. Envision's Ucuquer wind farm project in Chile has been selected as finalist in Inter-American Development Bank’s 360 2016 Infrastructure Awards. The company also made a new investment in a renewable energy project in Montenegro alongside with Enemalta, Shanghai Electric Power, and Vestigo. Currently, Envision is in the process of installing 5 more wind turbines in La EsperanzaWind Farm in Negrete Municipality, Chile by the end of March 2016. In 2018, Nissan Motors has entered into a definitive agreement with Envision for the sale of Nissan’s electric battery operations and production facilities to Envision. However, the proposed transaction between Zhang and Nissan has yet to be approved by The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Operations
Envision's R&D operations are based in its headquarter in Shanghai, in a factory complex in Jiangyin, and in an innovation center in Silkeborg, Denmark, staffed by 40 engineers focusing on advanced turbine technology. There is a battery-storage R&D center in Osaka, Japan, a cloud service center in Houston, and a digital innovation center in Silicon Valley, California. The company has installed over 2,400 wind turbines globally. It also provides software that is used in over 6,000 wind turbines in North America, Europe, Latin America and China.
