Sinovel
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Sinovel Wind Group Company is the largest turbine
manufacturer in China
and the third largest in the world.
The company aims to be the largest turbine maker by 2015 with half of sales for foreign markets.
Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
, the first offshore wind farm
in China, began operation in July 2010 using 34 3 MW
Sinovel turbines.
In December 2010, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
ordered a 1.5 MW wind turbine to power a wastewater pumping station in Charleston
, Boston
.
Turbine
A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades, or the blades react to the flow, so that they move and...
manufacturer in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and the third largest in the world.
The company aims to be the largest turbine maker by 2015 with half of sales for foreign markets.
Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
The Donghai Bridge Wind Farm is a 102 MW wind farm close to the Donghai Bridge, Shanghai and is capable of powering 200,000 households. It started producing and transmitting power to the mainland grid on July 6, 2010. It is the first commercial offshore wind farm in China.-External links:*...
, the first offshore wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
in China, began operation in July 2010 using 34 3 MW
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
Sinovel turbines.
In December 2010, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to certain municipalities and industrial users in the state, primarily in the Boston area.The authority receives water from the Quabbin...
ordered a 1.5 MW wind turbine to power a wastewater pumping station in Charleston
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to certain municipalities and industrial users in the state, primarily in the Boston area.The authority receives water from the Quabbin...
, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
.
See also
- List of renewable energy companies by stock exchange
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- Wind energy companies of China
- Wind powerWind powerWind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....