Wind turbine manufacturing industry in China: Current situation and problems

With fast development of the global wind energy market in recent years, China is attaching greater importance to developing the wind power industry and increasing the proportion of wind energy. Currently, the cumulative installed capacity of wind turbines in China is listed among the top ranks in the world. Manufacturing industry is the key to development of wind energy. Although there is a relatively complete manufacturing and supply chain for wind turbines in China, including infrastructures for manufacture of almost all major parts, the design technology and key components of wind turbines still rely on imports. Therefore, problems still exist in the development of wind power industry. However, few papers focus on this aspect at present. In this paper, the current development of wind power industry in China is investigated, and exiting problems are discussed. The aim of this paper is to let more experts know the situation and do something for the wind power industry in China.