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
