April 05, 2010

Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Shows Benefits of Cooperation & Trade


A 102 Megawatt offshore wind farm will begin operating by the end of April in the delta lands off Shanghai. Chinese wind turbine developer Sinovel installed 34 wind turbines in the muddy waters, the first installation in a plan to get over 500 Megawatts of wind power generation off the Chinese east coast. Each Sinovel SL3000 turbine contains core electrical components created and supplied by American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC).

AMSC initially struck a deal to supply electrical components to China via its Chinese subsidiary WindTec. But in January 2010 Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission lifted the 70% domestic components requirement for wind energy development. This move will allow foreign companies much greater access to the fast growing clean energy sector in China.

This June Shanghai will host Offshore Wind China 2010 organized by Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Global Wind Energy Council and others....

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