Siemens predicts major growth in US and China

Siemens says it is on track to become one of the top three turbine providers by 2012, as it continues to open manufacturing plants around the world.. "With a record order backlog of more than €10bn ($13.36bn) and the rapid expansion of our international manufacturing network, we have an outstanding set-up to become one of the world's top three wind turbine providers by 2012," says Wolfgang Dehen, chief executive of Siemens Energy.