In
a
statement
more
upbeat
than
most
to
emerge
recently
from
America’s
beleaguered
wind-power
supply
chain,
Broadwind
says
an
unnamed
US
turbine
manufacturer
has
placed
an
order
for
$14m
of
towers
for
delivery
next
year.
The
contract
also
includes
an
option
for
up
to
a
further
$27m
of
towers.
The
structures
will
be
made
at
Broadwind’s
factories
in
Wisconsin
and
Texas.
Chief
executive
Peter
Duprey
says
the
deal
is
a
boost
at
a
time
of
regulatory
uncertainty
around
the
renewal
of
the
federal
production
tax
credit
(PTC).
“Assuming
the
option
is
exercised,
orders…
