Goldwind has achieved a milestone of exceeding 100GW of global installed capacity, following successful operation of several wind power projects in China, including in Xinjiang and Guangxi, as well as other sites across the world.
The company has claimed it is the first Chinese turbine manufacturer to reach this milestone.
To celebrate, Goldwind held an event to mark the 100GW global installed capacity landmark and launched new models GWH221-8.X-10 and GWH24X-12.X.
At present, Goldwind’s business network spans 38 countries across six continents, with eight overseas regional centres in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, and the Russian-speaking part of Central Asia.
In 2022, Goldwind was ranked first in the Chinese market for the 12th consecutive year with newly installed capacity of 11.4GW and a domestic market share of 23%.
It also achieved a global market share of about 15% with newly installed capacity of 12.7GW, also ranking first in the global market.
The 100GW of installed capacity is equivalent to 11% of the world’s wind power.
Chairman of Goldwind Wu Gang said: “The achievement is the joint efforts and persistence of countless practitioners of long-termism.
“We have received support not only from the Chinese government’s far-sighted and forward-looking policies, but also from numerous electricity companies which have adhered to the energy transition strategy for many years and given us trial and error opportunities for our domestic equipment development.”
Goldwind’s new models, the GWH221-8.X-10 and GWH24X-12.X, aim to address the challenges brought by uncertainties such as unstable wind resources, unpredictable grid fluctuations and scarce development sites.
The new launches are based on the strategy of providing flexible combinations of products, towers and solutions for different scenarios to achieve improvements in the quality and efficiency of wind power assets.
Taking a typical wind farm in the north-west of China with an annual average wind speed of 7m/s and a project capacity of 200,000kW as an example for calculation, the new product platforms can reduce the number of turbines for the project by 20% to 40%, investment cost per kW by 8% to 15%, and levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) throughout the whole life cycle by 6% to 12%.
The new model platform has been awarded a Certification of Compliance for Design Assessment by the China General Certification Center.