Following the launch in the field of solar power price war hit Europe and the United States of crystalline silicon solar cell manufacturers profits, China has started to target the wind turbine market.

According to the Danish consulting firm BTM, although the Danish Vestas and General Electric is still dominated by the global wind turbine supplier in the first two top spot, but Chinese companies are catching up.

Sinovel China Technology Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Gold Wind Technology Co., Ltd. and Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd. are among the world’s top ten industries, while Chinese companies are competitive export market.

HSBC renewable energy, resources and energy project director RobertTodd said: “The (Chinese manufacturers) has established an international sales team is actively bid for overseas contracts. Their real progress is only a matter of time.”

Goldwind Monday said its in Chicago set up a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, announced Goldwind to the market dominated by General Electric launched its attack. Goldwind previously set up production bases in Germany, last year set up a subsidiary in Australia.

Sinovel is China’s largest wind power generator equipment company, ranked third in the world. The company exports to India last year, 10 sets of 1.5 MW wind turbine, also in March the company purchased from American Superconductor electrical system for its self-developed 5-megawatt wind turbine use. Company plans to export such future large-capacity wind turbine.

In the solar power market, the price of Chinese products than similar products in Europe or the United States is much lower. Some people worry that this could depress prices of wind turbines, solar power market, leading to oversupply, repeat last year’s mistakes.

Export potential

Often people complain that the Chinese domestic market, blocking, or by providing huge subsidies and cheap loans way to help its exporters an unfair competition.

German solar company Conergy and Solarworld have told the Chinese solar panel small wind turbines manufacturers expressed strong concern about the pricing behavior.

But at least for now, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturers are still the focus of the domestic market, the pace of these companies overseas is not for many international companies have too much of a threat, especially considering the logistics required to transport these massive costs.

Siemens spokesman said: “The Chinese small wind generators manufacturers began to visit the overseas market, such as in India or the Asia Pacific region. But still the focus of Chinese domestic enterprises.”

China is the world’s largest wind energy market in 2009 to increase its wind power generators capacity of 1.3 megawatts or more, than the original doubled.

China’s domestic manufacturers of wind turbines now occupy 80% of the market, and in less than a decade ago, Vestas, GE and Gamesa and other foreign companies are major players in the Chinese market.

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