The widely rumoured release of GE’s 12MW Haliade-X turbine has set the offshore wind world alight with the anticipated product responses from Siemens Gamesa (SGRE) and MHI Vestas. However, with most Chinese OEMs still producing offshore machines of between 3-6.7MW, what will they do next to compete on product evolution in the Chinese and other Asian markets?

The majority of the installed capacity to date in the Chinese offshore wind market has been dominated by SGRE, and in particular via its SG-4.0-130