Germany's Voodin Blade Technology and three partners secured a €48.18 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund for the Voodin Blade 1st Factory (VB1F) project. The consortium includes project coordinator VMG Wood Invest, VMG Technics, Voodin Blade Technology, and Anker-Tec. The funding will support a first-of-its-kind factory in Navarre, Spain, expected to launch in 2031 and produce up to 160 sets of wooden wind turbine blades per year.