Goldwind led China turbine installations in 2011 with 3.6GW

Goldwind is China's oldest turbine-maker

Goldwind overtook Sinovel in new wind turbine installations last year to become the Chinese market leader, data released today reveals.

Goldwind – China’s oldest wind turbine manufacturer – installed 3.6GW of new turbines during 2011, according to the figures from the China Wind Energy Association (CWEA), giving it a 20.4% market share.

Sinovel, market leader for the past couple of years, installed 2.9GW, bringing its share down to 16.7% from 23% a year earlier.

United Power, a subsidiary of state-owned utility China Guodian, climbed up the ranks with 2.8GW, bringing it into a close third place.

It leapfrogged former number three Dongfang Electric, which has lost share in recent years because of…

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