07/17/2008
Chinese wind industry pavilion at HUSUM WindEnergy 2008
At the Husum Trade Fair site from 9 to 13 September 2008
Fast growing wind market and emerging wind equipment manufacturing giant China actively pushes domestic manufacture, plus a rapid build-up of its own wide scientific, engineering and industrial wind technology know-how base. As a true sign of ambition and determination today over 40 Chinese companies are already involved in the manufacturing of complete wind turbines and many more in components manufacture. The highly dynamic Chinese wind market developments will also be a main theme at the upcoming HUSUM WindEnergy. This premier fair of the wind energy sector will be held in the Northern German coastal town Husum from 9 to 13 September 2008. A number of Chinese firms offering a wide variety of products and services will present themselves at a special China Wind Industry Pavilion. Also many firms from western industrialised countries which are already active in the huge Asian country, will display their products and services in Husum. In addition several high-ranking Chinese delegations with participants from industry and government are expected.
Respondents to the recently published WindEnergy Study 2008 indicated China as the currently fourth important wind market, behind Germany, the US and just behind France. In terms of the most important future wind markets China scored a first position. In 2007, domestic Chinese wind turbines accounted for 56% of local market volume, compared to 41% total in 2006. Cumulative local Chinese manufacturing capacity is now about 5000 MW, but is expected to reach 10–12 GW by 2010, according to a report of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released earlier this year. However, the Chinese long-term wind power expansion ambition is not limited to onshore, as the Asian country in addition pursues parallel plans to explore its substantial offshore wind resources with a focus on applying domestic technology.
A binding rule for a minimum of 70% Chinese content, together with low manufacturing costs, encourages foreign component and turbine manufacturers interested in getting a foothold in China to open up local facilities. Many of these suppliers see commitment in China as a dual strategy aimed at serving fast growing domestic demand as well as for the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific and other promising export markets.
Another milestone development in 2007 was that two Chinese suppliers, Goldwind and Sinovel, entered the Top 10 list of the world’s largest wind turbine suppliers. Goldwind’s product portfolio comprises 600 kW and 750 kW wind turbine models build under REpower licence. A second product line includes 1.2 MW and 1.5 MW direct drive turbines built with a licence from wind technology developer and HUSUM exhibitor Vensys Energy of Germany.
Goldwind recently acquired 70% of Vensys shares, and plans to commence manufacturing the 1.5 MW as well as the latest 2.5 MW Vensys model from late 2008 in Saarbrücken, Germany. In another example Sinovel, a subsidiary of the Chinese Dalian Group, acquired a license for a 1.5 MW turbine developed by Husum exhibitor and AMSC-subsidiary Windtec of Austria. The two companies again cooperated in developing the 3 MW Sinovel SL 3000 that will be certified by Germanischer Lloyd.
Apart from the above examples, a major trend among specialised engineering consultancies and other technology providers from Europe and elsewhere is to assist Chinese partners with developing state-of-the-art wind turbines from about 1.5 – 3 MW and up. The issuing of technology licenses for a limited geographical region is a common technology transfer method, but is as a trend increasingly replaced by responding to customer preferences for ‘original designs’. Husum exhibitor aerodyn Energiesysteme of Germany is an example of a technology provider adapting to this trend. One recent project is a 1.5 MW turbine developed for Mingyang Wind Power Technology. The latter company in turn may write history as the first major exporter of Chinese wind turbines to the US.
Some established wind industry names with facilities in China include Nordex and REpower of Germany, LM Glasfiber and Vestas of Denmark, and ACCIONA and Gamesa of Spain. Additional suppliers comprise US-based GE Energy and Suzlon of India. Siemens Energy is a good example of a major wind industry player with ambitious plans for expanding activities in the Asia-Pacific growth region. Late 2007, Siemens Wind Power CEO Andreas Nauen announced plans to commence sourcing components in China. Initially these components will be incorporated into wind turbines assembled at the company’s Danish Brande works. One of Nauen’s key objectives is to test the quality of these components and bring them up to standard if necessary. As a parallel development a first local wind turbine assembly facility is planned to commence deliveries from 2011. These wind turbines will comprise a mix of European made and locally sourced components. Chinese-made Siemens turbines are in time to serve demand in the entire Asia Pacific region, Nauen concluded.
HMC (Hamburg Messe und Congress) was active in China at an early stage, as the co-organiser of Wind Power Shanghai 2007, and will now contribute this experience to the trade fair as the cooperation partner at HUSUM WindEnergy.
The HUSUM WindEnergy 2008 – the leading international wind industry fair – has for the first time been organised as a cooperation venture between the Messe Husum and the Hamburg Messe. From 9 to 13 September, some 700 exhibitors from 35 countries will present their products and services at the Husum trade fair site, including the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. This fair is dedicated to the wind industry, and will be the international meeting point and forum for companies and trade visitors for five days. Further information is available at the website www.husumwindenergy.com
Fast growing wind market and emerging wind equipment manufacturing giant China actively pushes domestic manufacture, plus a rapid build-up of its own wide scientific, engineering and industrial wind technology know-how base. As a true sign of ambition and determination today over 40 Chinese companies are already involved in the manufacturing of complete wind turbines and many more in components manufacture. The highly dynamic Chinese wind market developments will also be a main theme at the upcoming HUSUM WindEnergy. This premier fair of the wind energy sector will be held in the Northern German coastal town Husum from 9 to 13 September 2008. A number of Chinese firms offering a wide variety of products and services will present themselves at a special China Wind Industry Pavilion. Also many firms from western industrialised countries which are already active in the huge Asian country, will display their products and services in Husum. In addition several high-ranking Chinese delegations with participants from industry and government are expected.
Respondents to the recently published WindEnergy Study 2008 indicated China as the currently fourth important wind market, behind Germany, the US and just behind France. In terms of the most important future wind markets China scored a first position. In 2007, domestic Chinese wind turbines accounted for 56% of local market volume, compared to 41% total in 2006. Cumulative local Chinese manufacturing capacity is now about 5000 MW, but is expected to reach 10–12 GW by 2010, according to a report of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released earlier this year. However, the Chinese long-term wind power expansion ambition is not limited to onshore, as the Asian country in addition pursues parallel plans to explore its substantial offshore wind resources with a focus on applying domestic technology.
A binding rule for a minimum of 70% Chinese content, together with low manufacturing costs, encourages foreign component and turbine manufacturers interested in getting a foothold in China to open up local facilities. Many of these suppliers see commitment in China as a dual strategy aimed at serving fast growing domestic demand as well as for the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific and other promising export markets.
Another milestone development in 2007 was that two Chinese suppliers, Goldwind and Sinovel, entered the Top 10 list of the world’s largest wind turbine suppliers. Goldwind’s product portfolio comprises 600 kW and 750 kW wind turbine models build under REpower licence. A second product line includes 1.2 MW and 1.5 MW direct drive turbines built with a licence from wind technology developer and HUSUM exhibitor Vensys Energy of Germany.
Goldwind recently acquired 70% of Vensys shares, and plans to commence manufacturing the 1.5 MW as well as the latest 2.5 MW Vensys model from late 2008 in Saarbrücken, Germany. In another example Sinovel, a subsidiary of the Chinese Dalian Group, acquired a license for a 1.5 MW turbine developed by Husum exhibitor and AMSC-subsidiary Windtec of Austria. The two companies again cooperated in developing the 3 MW Sinovel SL 3000 that will be certified by Germanischer Lloyd.
Apart from the above examples, a major trend among specialised engineering consultancies and other technology providers from Europe and elsewhere is to assist Chinese partners with developing state-of-the-art wind turbines from about 1.5 – 3 MW and up. The issuing of technology licenses for a limited geographical region is a common technology transfer method, but is as a trend increasingly replaced by responding to customer preferences for ‘original designs’. Husum exhibitor aerodyn Energiesysteme of Germany is an example of a technology provider adapting to this trend. One recent project is a 1.5 MW turbine developed for Mingyang Wind Power Technology. The latter company in turn may write history as the first major exporter of Chinese wind turbines to the US.
Some established wind industry names with facilities in China include Nordex and REpower of Germany, LM Glasfiber and Vestas of Denmark, and ACCIONA and Gamesa of Spain. Additional suppliers comprise US-based GE Energy and Suzlon of India. Siemens Energy is a good example of a major wind industry player with ambitious plans for expanding activities in the Asia-Pacific growth region. Late 2007, Siemens Wind Power CEO Andreas Nauen announced plans to commence sourcing components in China. Initially these components will be incorporated into wind turbines assembled at the company’s Danish Brande works. One of Nauen’s key objectives is to test the quality of these components and bring them up to standard if necessary. As a parallel development a first local wind turbine assembly facility is planned to commence deliveries from 2011. These wind turbines will comprise a mix of European made and locally sourced components. Chinese-made Siemens turbines are in time to serve demand in the entire Asia Pacific region, Nauen concluded.
HMC (Hamburg Messe und Congress) was active in China at an early stage, as the co-organiser of Wind Power Shanghai 2007, and will now contribute this experience to the trade fair as the cooperation partner at HUSUM WindEnergy.
The HUSUM WindEnergy 2008 – the leading international wind industry fair – has for the first time been organised as a cooperation venture between the Messe Husum and the Hamburg Messe. From 9 to 13 September, some 700 exhibitors from 35 countries will present their products and services at the Husum trade fair site, including the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. This fair is dedicated to the wind industry, and will be the international meeting point and forum for companies and trade visitors for five days. Further information is available at the website www.husumwindenergy.com
- Author:
- Gudrun Blickle
- Email:
- presse@messehusum.de
- Link:
- www.husumwindenergy.com/...
