Wind-turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. (XJNGF, 2208.HK, 002202.SZ) plans to build a $200-million wind farm in Illinois in the latest attempt at clean-energy collaboration between China and the U.S., even as disputes over renewable-energy technology continue to grow.
Wind-turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. (XJNGF,
2208.HK, 002202.SZ) plans to build a $200-million wind farm in Illinois in the
latest attempt at clean-energy collaboration between China and the U.S., even
as disputes over renewable-energy technology continue to grow.
The agreement, Xinjiang Goldwind's largest U.S. project to date, is part of
ambitious international expansion plans for the company, China's second-largest
wind turbine producer by new capacity sold. It underscores the ability of
Chinese renewable energy companies to make inroads into the
U.S.
,
despite widespread criticism in the
U.S.
that
Chinese companies have unfairly benefited from government subsidies.
"The
United States
is a
key component of Goldwind's international growth," Xinjiang Goldwind
Chairman and Chief Executive Wu Gang said in a statement. "Goldwind has
generated a competitive global footprint and we are focused on continuing that
momentum, continuing to demonstrate our technology advantages and continuing to
build out our global supply chain."
The Obama administration hopes it can reinvigorate the country's lagging
economy and spur job growth in part by bolstering the
U.S.
renewable-energy industry. But some in the industry say Chinese companies undercut
U.S.
rivals on price because they get generous subsidies from the Chinese
government. Under pressure from the Obama administration,
China
in
June agreed to end many subsidies for its domestic wind-power equipment
manufacturers.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, on a trade mission to
China
, said
criticisms of global expansion efforts by Chinese renewable companies were
overstated. He said that, just as the
U.S.
wants
China
to
open its markets to foreign companies,
Illinois
shouldn't close its market to Chinese wind companies like Xinjiang Goldwind.
"If a Chinese wind developer sees an opportunity in
Illinois
,
we're going to embrace them with open arms," Quinn said in an interview on
Monday.
Xinjiang Goldwind spokesman Yao Yu said half of the parts and components for
the
Illinois
wind
farm would be supplied by
U.S.
manufactures, such as Broadwind Energy Inc. (BWEN) of
Naperville
,
Ill.
The
109.5-megawatt wind farm will be located about 100 miles west of
Chicago
and
is expected to be connected to the grid by about June,
Yao
said.
The project will create a dozen permanent jobs and more than 100 construction
jobs in the state, according to the governor's office.
Disputes over wind-power technology are continuing. U.S.-based American
Superconductor Corp. (AMSC)said last week it filed suit against
China
's
Sinovel Wind Group Co. (601558.SH), the country's largest wind-turbine
manufacturer. The suit relates to an American Semiconductor employee in
Austria
who
is being held in that country and faces criminal charges after he allegedly
stole company software that controls wind turbines and sold it to Sinovel. Sinovel
has denied any wrongdoing.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will be in
Beijing
on
Thursday to participate in a roundtable on carbon sequestration technology.
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