Ming Yang wins 1.1GW in January

CHINA: Chinese turbine manufacturer Ming Yang has announced 1.1GW in contract wins throughout January.

Ming Yang's SCD turbine

The company, which is China’s largest privately owned turbine manufacturer, said it won all of the tenders it participated in throughout the month.

Bids won, included 200MW of its two-blade 2.5/3MW SCD (super compact drive) turbines for both onshore and offshore tenders.

The SCD turbine, which was developed in conjunction with German engineering company Aerodyn, is claimed to be more efficient than conventional turbines.

Over 75% of the new business was from state-owned power companies Huadian, Huaneng, Datang and Longyuan.