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The wind energy sector is growing increasingly international: the presence within local sales markets minimizes exchange rate risks and

does away with most of the cost intensive shipping of component parts. But also quotas of local content that in some countries, for example, in Brazil, are re-quired in order to be eligible for the incentives can be met by opening facilities inside the target markets. SUN & WIND ENERGY surveyed 31 manufacturers on the location of their rotor blade and tower produc-tions as well as their turbine assemblies. The supply-ing industry (see world map “supply industry” S&WE 5/2009) has not been addressed in the current issue.

Markets around the world

Onshore turbines continue to dominate the market development in the wind sector. While the portfolio of individual manufacturers such as Vestas or Multibrid also includes offshore solutions, the cost and risk factors involved continue to be high and drive down the overall market share. Especially, in the United States and in China, new production locations are emerging while in Europe the commitment of many manufacturers begins to slow down. Many manufac-turers are expecting that the U.S. economic stimulus package will help to raise the demand for turbines while the rapid economic growth and rising energy demand in China equally spur hopes. Lastly, also the opening of new allocation rounds for wind projects in Brazil or the introduction of a new feed-in tariff for electricity generated from wind parks in Southern Af-rica in April this year are creating new sales markets. Vestas, for example, plans to launch new rotor blade factories in Brighton (USA) and Shandong (China) in 2010 and 2011, respectively, thereby shifting its pro-duction activities to emerging growth markets. Shan-

Going globalNext to the core markets around Europe, the wind energy

sector is expanding in particular in the United States and

the Asian markets such as in China or India where the

manufacturers are launching new facilities. S&WE gives

an overview of the current production landscape.

Welding works inside a tower at the Enercon factory in Magdeburg, Germany. The comany also maintains facilities in India and Brazil. Photo: Jan Oelker

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dong plans to launch a gondola assembly in 2010. Next to its facility in Pueblo (USA), the company has another tower production under planning in Houston (USA) to be launched before the end of the year. Ves-tas’ production location in Campbeltown, Scotland, was given up in March 2009 and taken over by Dan-ish manufacturer Skykon. The company now plans to expand the location and in addition launch a research centre for turbine towers. “In a short time span, Scot-land has developed into the most positive and inter-esting market for wind power within Europe. Both the Scottish government and the local energy producers are focused on wind power, and we expect some 3,000 megawatts to be installed in Scotland over the next four years. As a result, we see Campbeltown as a unique platform to realise our target of being the leading supplier to this market”, says Jesper Øhlen-schlæger, CEO Skykon. Another player with ambitions to grow on the international stage is Enercon. Besides the Germany-based facilities in Aurich where all pro-totypes previously developed have so far been brought to maturity and Emden or Magdeburg, the company has been maintaining a gondola assembly in Daman, India, since 1995. Enercon also owns a ro-tor blade and tower factories as well as a gondola as-sembly for E-40, E-48 and E-70 wind turbines in the Brazilian cities of Sorocaba and Pecem through the subsidiary Wobben Windpower Ltda.

China: all major manufacturers presentThe Chinese market is meanwhile attracting all of the major wind manufacturers. Vestas and India-based Suzlon both own rotor blade productions in Tianjin. In June, Suzlon acquired Martifer shares in the Germany-based Repower that now sum up to 90.72 %. Nordex assembles gondolas in Yinchuan and since 2007 runs a rotor blade factory in Dongying. The com-pany’s gondolas and rotor blades are also manufac-tured in Rostock, Germany. Nordex continued its growth spurt in the first quarter of 2009 and increased its turnover by 17 % to € 233.3 million. Growing busi-ness volumes in Europe and the United States have been the key growth drivers, says the company.

Germany-based Fuhrländer AG that in China had previously focused on the allocation of licenses for the production of 1, 1.5 and 2.5 MW wind turbines al-so opened a new facility. “If we want to continue to be active on the Asian sales markets with a competitive edge, we need to produce inside the region and se-cure the component supplies for the global market”, says the company’s Chairman Joachim Fuhrländer.

Dongfang maintains a number of gondola assem-blies in China and is an example of a domestic player among the various foreign manufacturers in Deyang, Tianjin and Xiaoshan. The company is specialized in

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World map of wind turbine manufacturers138 production sites in 17 countries

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Date: July 2009Source: manufacturer’s information, own research

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World map of wind turbine manufacturers138 production sites in 17 countries

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Layout: Eilers-Media www.eilers-media.de

Date: July 2009Source: manufacturer’s information, own research

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steam and gas turbines but in 2004 also included wind turbines in the MW range under license of the German Repower Systems AG into its portfolio. Repower itself has its wind turbine production locat-ed in Germany. Next to the facilities in Bremerhaven where Repower started a rotor blade production and gondola assembly in 2008, the company also main-tains gondola assemblies in Husum (Schleswig-Hol-stein) and Trampe (Brandenburg). In the last year, Re-power produced turbines with a total capacity of 1.5 GW. Until 2010, the turbine production capacity is targeted to grow from 2 GW (2008) to 2.5 GW.

The majority of the manufacturers surveyed be-lieve that the entrance of new market participants is one of the characteristics of the current market devel-opment. One of these new manufacturers is the Ger-many-based project developer Eno energy. The com-

pany entered the wind turbine manufacturing sector in 2008. Eno produces its gondolas in Rostock, Ger-many. However, the rotor blades and towers come from suppliers. Eno currently has a production capac-ity of 120 turbines and targets to produce 50 wind en-ergy systems in the current year. Although the finan-cial crisis is already showing an effect on the compa-ny, Eno plans to hire additional staff in 2009, says Britta Kunis, Marketing Eno.

Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has also been following a global strategy with two rotor blade productions and a tower factory in the United States and gondola assemblies located in the United States and in China. However, the company essen-tially continues its focus on the domestic market. In Spain, Gamesa runs five production sites for rotor blades, five gondola assemblies and four tower facto-ries. Siemens Wind Power focuses on Denmark but al-so maintains a rotor blade unit in Fort Madison (USA). A gondola assembly is currently under construction in Hutchinson (USA). Germany-based Bard Engineering GmbH maintains an exclusive focus on the develop-ment of offshore wind farms. The company in 2008 produced turbines with a total capacity of 80 MW. Since 2007, Bard Engineering has its rotor blade pro-duction and gondola assembly located in Emden, Lower Saxony. Since 2008, the company also produc-es foundation structures for offshore turbines in a second production site in Cuxhaven.

According to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), new installations in the range of 30.3 GW can be expected worldwide until the end of 2009. If the prediction turns out to be correct, a total of about 152 GW would be installed at the end of the year.

Stefan Hausmann

Further information:AAER: www.aaer.caAcciona Energía: www.acciona-energia.comAlstom-Ecotecnia: www.power.alstom.comBard Engineering: www.bard-offshore.deClipper Windpower: www.clipperwind.comDewind: www.dewind.deDongfang: www.dongfang.com.cnEnercon: www.enercon.deEno energy: www.eno-wind.deEviag: www.eviag.comFuhrländer: www.fuhrlaender.deGamesa: www.gamesacorp.comGE Energy: www.gewindenergy.comGoldwind: www.goldwind.cnInnovative Windpower AG: www.innovative-windpower.comKenersys Europe GmbH: www.kenersys.comLeitwind: www.leitwind.comMitsubishi Heavy Industries: www.mhie.comMultibrid: www.multibrid.comNordex AG: www.nordex.dePowerwind GmbH: www.powerwind-energy.comRepower Systems: www.repower.deSinovel: www.sinovelwind.comSuzlon: www.suzlon.comUnison: www.unison.co.krSiemens: www.siemens.comSkykon: www.skykon.dkVensys Energy AG: www.vensys.deVergnet: www.vergnet.frVestas: www.vestas.comWinwind Oy: www.winwind.fi

The head office of the Finnish Winwind Oy is located in Hel-sinki with assembly plants in Finland and India. Photo: Winwind

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