Gamesa

China Guangdong Nuclear (CGN) has signed an order with Spain’s Gamesa to supply another 49-MW of turbines for a new wind farm in China’s eastern Shandong province.

Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has won a 74.65 MW order from India’s ReNew Wind Power. It is the first contract between the two companies.

Spain's grid operator and China's energy regulator are planning a 500-MW experimental wind plant in China, using with Gamesa’s new 4.5-MW turbines.

China's wind market bubble will deflate as the industry enters the worst year in its history, according Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa. "The first half of 2012 is the worst time in the last four years, triggering a faster industry consolidation," said Jorge Calvet, chairman of the company. Even though China consolidated its position as the world's wind power leader in both newly and cumulative installed capacities in 2011, with 18-GW of wind turbines installed, that was down 6.9 percent year-on-year. As a result of the slowdown, Gamesa received no orders in the first quarter of 2012.

While a host of Chinese solar companies are reporting disappointing results and announcing a gearing down in capacity Gamesa, the Spanish wind energy company, has opened its sixth manufacturing plant in China, which is now the company's main manufacturing base outside of Europe. Other good news for Gamesa includes a contract for a 48-MW project being developed by Datang in Liaoning province. In September it also won a contract to supply and install turbines with Huadian New Energy for a project in Inner Mongolia.