Mingyang to site first US wind turbine plant near Dallas
Metroplex
Region - June 3, 2010
The move is a further indication that China’s turbine makers intend to vigorously compete for business in the North American market, which until now, has been dominated by European suppliers, General Electric and Mitsubishi of Japan.
Mingyang representatives at American Wind Energy Association annual conference in Dallas told Recharge that their company is committed to global expansion. Opening of the Dallas office is the first “operations center” outside China, they say.
The choice of Dallas, which until now has not been a focus of the US wind power industry, was made because of its support for business, skilled workforce and location in the leading wind state, according to Wang Song, senior vice president of Mingyang.
Texas has almost 10,000 megawatts of installed power. It is aggressively adding high-voltage transmission lines that will enable further development of wind resource this decade.
Numerous projects of at least 500MW size have been put on hold because of lack of transmission capacity. Such large potential turbine sales are attracting global industry suppliers to the state.
Originally Found at: http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article216156.ece
