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| Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | CNE100000PP1 |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat |
Urumqi , People's Republic of China
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| Number of employees | 8753 (2018) |
| sales | HKD 33.8 billion (2018) |
| Branch | Wind turbine manufacturer |
| Website | www.goldwindglobal.com |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (in short: Goldwind) is a manufacturer of wind turbines . The company, founded in 1998 and based in Ürümqi, is one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world.
In 2018, the company installed around 28,500 systems with a total output of 44 gigawatts. Based on the newly installed capacity of 6,660 megawatts , Goldwind was the second largest manufacturer of onshore wind turbines worldwide after Vestas in 2018 (2017: 5,400 MW; 2016: 6,400 MW; 2015: 7,800 MW; 2014: 4,728 MW).
The company is the largest single shareholder of the Saarland manufacturer Vensys through Goldwind Windenergy GmbH, based in Hamburg, with 70% . There is a license partnership between the two companies for gearless drive technology.
In the United States , the wind turbines are sold by the subsidiary Goldwind Americas based in Chicago .
Plant types
Goldwind manufactures and builds systems for onshore and offshore locations. PMDD is an acronym for p ermanent m agnet d irect d rive. It describes the gearless direct drive with a permanent magnet synchronous generator .
Wind turbines on land (onshore)
Current 1.5 MW PMDD platform
| Plant type | GW 70/1500 | GW 77/1500 | GW 82/1500 | GW 87/1500 | GW 93/1500 |
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| IEC wind class | IA | IIA | IIIA | IIIB | S. |
| Nominal power (kW) | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Rotor diameter (m) | 70 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 93 |
| Rotor area (m²) | 3,886 | 4,649 | 5,325 | 5,890 | 6,733 |
Current 2.5 MW PMDD platform
| Plant type | GW 103/2500 | GW 109/2500 | GW 121/2500 |
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| IEC wind class | IB | IIA | IIIB |
| Nominal power (kW) | 2500 | 2500 | 2500 |
| Rotor diameter (m) | 103 | 109 | 121 |
| Rotor area (m²) | 8,397 | 9,931 | 11,595 |
Current 3S MW PMDD platform
| Plant type | GW 140 / 3SMW |
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| IEC wind class | IIIA |
| Nominal power (kW) | 3000-3400 |
| Rotor diameter (m) | 140 |
| Rotor area (m²) | 14.712 / 15.474 |
| Hub height (m) | 100-140 |
In 2017, the GW 140 / 3SMW was selected by the specialist magazine Windpower Monthly as "Wind Power Plant of the Year" in the "Plant 3-plus" category.
Wind turbines at sea (offshore)
| Plant type | GW154 / 6.7MW | GW164 / 6.45MW | GW171 / 6.45MW |
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| Nominal power (kW) | 6700 | 6450 | 6450 |
| Rotor diameter (m) | 160 | 164 | 171 |
The prototype of an offshore plant with a nominal output of 6 MW and a rotor diameter of 160 m was built in Dafeng in 2014 . Supplier LM Wind Power produces 75.1 m long rotor blades for the GW154 / 6.7MW, which should be ready for the market in 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Xinjiang Goldwind sales, key figures, balance sheet / income statement. In: finanzen.net. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.energydigital.com/top10/3705/Top-10-Wind-Turbine-Suppliers
- ↑ http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1352888/ten-biggest-best-manufacturers
- ↑ http://www.evwind.es/2014/03/27/top-10-wind-turbines-suppliers/44405
- ↑ http://www.goldwindglobal.com/about/detail. In: goldwindglobal.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
- ^ Vestas Leads Break-Away Group of Big Four Turbine Makers. In: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
- ^ Vestas Keeps Lead in Onshore Wind, Siemens Gamesa Narrows Gap. In: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Accessed February 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Vestas again wind world champion - Nordex conquers top 10 position. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Goldwind ousts Vestas as the onshore market leader. In: IWR. Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ World wind energy market 2014: Vestas number one - Siemens ousts Enercon. In: IWR. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .
- ↑ VENSYS Energy AG - History. In: vensys.de. Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Goldwind Americas: Goldwind Americas Partners With Viridis Eolia, LLC On 1,870 MW Wyoming Project. In: www.prnewswire.com. November 2, 2016, accessed January 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Turbines of the year: Onshore turbines 3MW-plus. In: Windpower Monthly . Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Sinomatech unveils Goldwind 6MW blade. In: windpoweroffshore.com. November 25, 2014, accessed February 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Goldwind 6MW turbine installed. In: windpoweroffshore.com. February 18, 2014, accessed February 15, 2017 .
- ↑ 2018 release for Goldwind giant. In: reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. November 16, 2017, accessed January 21, 2018 .