Suzlon group sees banner 2012 in North America market

The Suzlon group expects to have a “great” 2012 in North America with installations reaching 600 turbines and 1.2GW, Duncan Koerbel, interim chief executive of Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., tells Recharge.

“Installations will be split 50-50 between Suzlon and REpower,” he says. Koerbel did not provide an individual breakdown for installations in Canada and the US.

The two brands combined in 2011 to capture 7.4% of the US market with 243 installations totaling 506MW. Suzlon had no turbines in operation in Canada through 2011 while REpower had two 2.05MW units, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association.

REpower has sold almost 250 turbines, many cold weather versions, in Canada for projects to be built in the next several years.

Koerbel believes that the Suzlon Group…

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