Commerce finds dumping and subsidization of imports of utility scale wind towers from the People’s Republic of China and dumping of imports of utility scale wind towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The AD and CVD laws provide U.S. businesses, workers, and farmers with a transparent and internationally approved mechanism to seek relief from…
A better way to ride through faults
A full-power converter design by The Switch features fault ride-through (FRT) capability for better grid-side performance. The new converters match the most stringent grid code in the world to date, the German BDEW 2008 directive. They also comply with E.ON 2006, Transmission Code 2007 and Chinese grid code 2008. During faults, the converter stays connected…
OEM launches a 2.5-MW turbine in China
Nordex has announced the official launch of its 2.5 MW Gamma generation wind turbines on the Chinese and Asian market. Comprising the N90/2500kW and N100/2500kW, the Efficiency Class 2.5 MW turbines address the market requirements and incorporate the latest research and developments. In developing the Gamma generation, Nordex has remained true to proven principles,…
How to network a wind farm
Chinese manufacturer Dongfang Steam Turbine Works (DSTW) was working on a wind farm project of 66, 1.5-MW turbines and had to establish a SCADA system to remotely monitor on-site equipment and operations while recording operation data for real-time analysis. To make matters worse, Northeast China’s harsh weather called for rugged and reliable networking devices.…
Bummer: China slows PM materials so OEMs looking elsewhere
Here’s a fly in the direct-drive ointment. China has been the world’s largest supplier of rare-earth materials, those used in high flux permanent magnets needed for direct-drive generators. The nation recently curbed production of the materials, most likely for its own use. China had supplied more than 90% of global rare earths, a group of…
Offshore builder chooses a Colossus press roll
Machine-tool builder Davi says it has another order for its Press-Roll 3-roll Colossus (with variable axis) with a 10 ft x 7.125 in. capacity, placed by a large offshore platform manufacturer in China. The country is gaining worldwide leadership in this industrial market. The machine joins other DAVI plate rolls used in this market segment…
U.S. company installs climb assist in China
A U.S. manufacturer of turbine access systems will install one for a wind farm in Inner Mongolia. Power Climber Wind, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, has signed a contract with a large OEM to supply and install its IBEX climb assist systems for the Dashuiboluo windfarm located in Linxi.
China wind gets a boost by licensing U.S. tech
A power-technology firm says it has licensed several of its proprietary AMSC Windtec wind turbine designs to Beijing Jingcheng New Energy Co., Ltd. (JCNE). The Chinese firm has been producing wind turbines since 2006 and now has a base of operations capable of producing 2,000 MW annually. JCNE is a “new energy enterprise” that is…
Obama complains about Chinese wind-power
The Obama administration’s trade complaint against China over support for its wind-energy manufacturers won backing from U.S. business groups. The case, filed at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, is the first by the U.S. over green technology after months of complaints about Chinese efforts to force manufacturers to make those products in the country. A government fund for wind manufacturers requires recipients to use domestically made parts, violating WTO rules, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said in a statement announcing the case.
Is the U.S. Wind Industry Losing Ground?
We’ve all read the news that the United States has, after four years of remarkable growth, relinquished its’ position as the most attractive country for renewable energy investments. But rather than state the news, I want to discuss why we are slowly slipping behind our foreign competitors. One key factor in the U.S. decline is…
Report examines China’s wind turbine blade industry
A report called China Wind Blade Industry, examines the country’s current status and forecasts its development trends. The $2,500 report first discusses wind turbine blade manufacturing and technology along with technology applications and related processes, raw materials, and equipments sources. The report also covers China’s wind turbine blade production capacity, supply, demand, and 2010 to…
Relentless campaigning for a national RES falls on deaf ears
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement last week from Denise Bode, AWEA CEO, in response to United Steelworkers (USW) filing a trade case against China: “China and many other countries are using every tool at their disposal to lead in clean energy manufacturing including strong renewable energy targets. The US has…
Gamesa expands development in China
Gamesa continues to strengthen its position in China, where it plans to triple its national investment through 2012 to expand and adapt its manufacturing centers for the development of its new wind turbine systems. By 2009 Gamesa had invested a total of 42 million euros on Chinese manufacturing facilities and they now plan to invest…
Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement
Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation says it will provide key wind-power technologies to Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd., a wind turbine manufacturer in China. The agreement will generate about $1.5 million in revenues annually for the U.S. firm. Eaton’s Hydraulics Group based in Shanghai will supply hydraulic power units equipped with Vickers and Integrated Hydraulics…
Asian firm selects design software to speed wind blade design, production
A developer of industry-specific engineering software and services, Vistagy, Waltham, Mass., says one of China’s largest companies, Sinomatech Wind Power Blade Co., LTD, will use FiberSIM composites engineering software to help streamline its design-to-manufacturing operations so it can keep pace with market demand. “We’ve undertaken a construction project to annually produce 500 sets of wind…
GE Drivetrain sets up shop in China
GE Drivetrain Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, and A-Power Energy Generation Systems in China have signed two letters of intent. One is to have GE Drivetrain Technologies supply A-Power, Beijing, with 2.7-MW wind-turbine gearboxes and a second establishes a Joint Venture partnership for a wind-turbine gearbox assembly plant. Under the first agreement, GE Drivetrain…