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Manufacturing of Wind Turbine Generator Systems in China
weather. It needs to be constructed using special material to endure and therefore they can afford to absorb the low profits or even losses
cold weather (down to -20°C) and acid rain. Materials made in China of their wind power concessions. In other words, state-owned
cannot meet these demands. For example, steel and cast iron must companies can afford to lose at this stage. However, the risk deters
endure cold weather, but China lacks the capacity to produce this kind private businesses.
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of steel. The raw material used to produce the blades is carbon fibre,
which is mainly produced in Japan. There Are Few Barriers to Foreign Enterprises in the
Chinese Market
Research and Development The Chinese government has created better conditions for foreign-
Chinese enterprises do not consider research and development (R&D) funded enterprises to enter the Chinese wind power market. Although
important. Even leading enterprises do not think R&D is necessary, as the ratio of domestic parts and components is biased towards wind
they consider that buying technology from foreign countries is cheaper power projects, it also encourages foreign enterprises to invest in
and lower-risk. This means China does not have the opportunity to domestic plants, as well as providing Chinese companies with a
develop its own technology. considerable competitive environment and a share of the powerful
technology of foreign enterprises. Currently, in addition to large-scale
The Future equipment manufacturing enterprises, such as Vestas, Suzlon, GE,
Siemens and so on, some foreign wind power developers have begun to
State-owned Enterprises Dominate the Market enter the domestic Chinese market.
The Chinese government has always supported R&D in technology,
design and other fields of international co-operation in order to create Above 2.5MW Will Be the Target
a favourable international investment environment. The wind power The Chinese government will no longer approve construction of whole
capacity of more than 12 provinces in China is over 20 million kilowatts. machine production facilities. In the future, the Chinese government
will focus on support for independent research and development, wind
Most of these enterprises are under the control of central or local power systems above 2.5MW, bearings, control systems and other key
energy giants, who more or less hold a monopoly. The profit chain of components, industrialisation of wind power systems and improvement
these energy giants is guaranteed by its coal or hydroelectric projects, of the quality control system.
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1. Junfeng Li, China Environment Science Press,2009;17–37. 2. Yulin He, Renewable Energy, 2009;34:2892–7. 3. Chinese State Council, 2009.
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