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China becomes an emerging exporter of wind turbines

2019-03-12

China becomes an emerging exporter of wind turbines

More than a decade ago, China relied almost entirely on imports of wind power equipment, but now China has become an exporter of wind turbines, and the transformation is amazing.

The reporter learned from the "2014 Shanghai International Offshore Wind Power and Wind Power Industry Chain Conference and Exhibition" held in Shanghai on the 2nd that in 2013, China's seven wind power equipment manufacturers achieved export of 341 units and installed capacity of 69. 20000 kilowatts, respectively, a significant increase of 51 over the previous year. 1% and 60. 8%, creating the best level since the export record of wind turbines in 2008.

According to statistics from the Wind Energy Professional Committee of the China Renewable Energy Society, from 2008 to 2013, China exported a total of 748 wind turbines to 27 countries and regions, with a total installed capacity of 139. 20000 kilowatts, export markets include the United States, Australia, Ethiopia, Italy, Turkey, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Chile and so on.

Shi Pengfei, honorary director of the Wind Energy Professional Committee of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, believes that China's becoming an emerging exporter of wind turbines shows from one side that after China has built the world's largest wind power industry in ten years, it has begun to expand from extensive quantity to improve quality and reduce The direction of life cycle wind power costs has changed.

Statistics show that China's current annual production capacity of wind turbines has reached 40 million kilowatts, while the annual demand in the domestic market does not exceed 20 million kilowatts, resulting in serious overcapacity. This shows that as an emerging exporter of wind turbines, China not only has a strong manufacturing capacity for the global market, but also has great pressure to expand the external demand market.

According to reports, after nearly ten years of independent research and development capabilities, China's wind turbine manufacturers have launched a series of products that meet the needs of different operating environments, including units operating in low temperature, humid heat, typhoon and high altitude environments, especially those that meet low The products required by the wind speed area are expected to further enhance the international competitiveness of "Made in China. At the same time, the wind power equipment operation and maintenance market derived from the export of wind turbines is also driving the export of "Chinese services.