The
company
today
says
it
has
opened
an
office
in
Ecuador
to
develop
sales
across
South
America.
Goldwind,
China’s
second-largest
turbine
maker,
has
also
set
up
offices
in
South
Africa
and
Canada
in
recent
months.
Li
Chunhua,
deputy
director
general
of
Goldwind
International,
claims
the
firm’s
products
are
well-suited
to
emerging
markets.
He
tells
Recharge
its
permanent
magnet
direct-drive
systems,
for
example,
need
less
maintenance
than
geared
turbines
in
markets
where
supply-chain
and
service
capabilities
are
not
yet
established.
Goldwind
also
offers
machines
that
are
adapted
to
the
high-altitude
sites
of
many
projects…