China's Goldwind Knocks GE From Top Wind Market Spot
- Chinese manufacturer ranked top for first time, says BNEF
- GE fell into third, Vestas retained second place, study shows
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Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. installed the most wind power last year, becoming the first Chinese company take the top spot in Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s global onshore-wind rankings.
Goldwind installed 7.8 gigawatts last year compared with 4.5 gigawatts in 2014 when it was in fourth place, BNEF’s 2015 Global Wind Turbine Market Shares report showed Monday. Last year’s top producer, General Electric Co., fell to third place with 5.9 gigawatts of installed wind power.