China Pushes Wind Capacity Domestically and Abroad

摘要

Despite last year's economic downturn, global wind power capacity kept growing-particularly in China, which has squeaked past Germany to become the world's second-largest wind power market behind the U.S.rnChina more than doubled installed capacity in 2009 to 25.8 GW, says the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). "The biggest difference in terms of expansion comes from local Chinese manufacturers," says Dheeraj Choudhary, the global renewable-energy business-unit chief at Cleveland manufacturer ParkerrnHannifin, which has provided hydraulicsrnand other parts for Chinese-made wind turbines for a decade. GWEC reports about 80 domestic wind-turbine makers.