Expertise in renewable energy propels Alstom, into China's
fast-growing wind power market
Expertise in renewable energy propels Alstom, into China's
fast-growing wind power market
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With over 25 years' experience in developing wind as a
reliable source of clean power gained through its acquisition
of Ecotècnia in June 2007, Alstom is planning to bring its
expertise and reputation for reliable technology to China. In
line with its technology transfer policy, the company plans to
introduce cutting-edge wind power technologies to local Chinese
partners in the near future. Alstom also plans to establish
local sourcing partnerships, to be developed alongside its
Chinese partners and suppliers.
China is the world's fastest growing wind power market, with
an average annual growth rate of 56% over the past seven years
thanks to preferential policies including the 11th Five Year
Plan, which aims to increase installed capacity of wind power
to 10 GW by 2010. With over 6 GW of wind energy capacity at the
end of 2007, China is now in fifth place globally for installed
wind energy capacity. According to the Chinese Renewable Energy
Industry Association, total installed capacity of wind power
will reach approximately 50 GW by 2015.
"China's booming wind power market and favourable
governmental support provide a good opportunity for Alstom's
entry into the market,"said Claude Burckbuchler, Alstom China
President. "We are pleased and proud to participate in the
development of the Chinese wind power industry with our wide
range of products, reliable technology and long-term expertise.
We are committed to provide the best solutions to Chinese
customers and are open to diversified cooperation with Chinese
partners and suppliers."
Featuring high reliability, proven experience and patented
technologies, Alstom's wind power product portfolio ranges from
1.67 to 3 MW turbines. They offer dynamic control of the active
and reactive power, as well as supply continuity against
voltage drop-downs. The complete range of Eco products combine
variable rotor speeds, independent pitch control in each blade
and adequate rotor size to offer higher energy production,
smoother integration into the electrical grid, and greater
value to our Customers. Alstom's new Eco 100 wind turbine
features one of the largest rotors available today, designed to
capture even greater amounts of wind on a given site: 100 m
rotor diameter, capturing power of 3.0 MW. The first turbine
model to be offered to our Chinese customers will be the ECO 80
1,67MW
Alstom is present throughout the entire wind value chain
from site development, system design, key component design, all
the way through to manufacturing, assembly, site installation,
operation and maintenance, as well as 'turnkey' construction of
wind farms. So far, Alstom has equipped more than 78 wind farms
with 1,534 wind turbines in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal,
Japan, India and Cuba.