Tag Archive for: OEM

Nordex: the recipe for a miraculous recovery

When, at the end of 2022, all Western turbine manufacturers were suffering million-euros losses and publishing plans to emerge from the crisis, few would have bet on the smallest OEM and, in theory, the one in the most delicate position: Nordex.…

What does 2025 look like for wind manufacturers?

While the Windeurope 2025 trade fair is being held in Copenhagen, it is a good time to take a look at the current situation and the near future of the main wind power manufacturers. It has to be said that the trade war unleashed from the USA…

Windturbine observer’s guide

When I pass by a wind farm, I can't help but try to distinguish the manufacturer and model of wind turbine. And I think I'm not the only one, so this article is intended to help you to be able to identify at a glance the different wind turbines…

A snapshot of European wind energy sector

As WindEurope 2024 is about to be held in Bilbao, the annual event of reference for wind energy in Europe, it is a good time to review the current situation of the sector in our continent. After the desert crossing that the last two years have…

1,000 GW of wind power: the 4 big mistakes and the big opportunity

Already 1,000 GW of wind power is installed worldwide. This is an impressive figure considering that large-scale wind technology started some 40 years ago, but it is even more impressive that, according to all forecasts, we will see the second…

A review of the status of wind turbine manufacturers

Following the presentation of the first quarter results, we now have a clearer picture of what 2023 looks like for the main wind turbine manufacturers. And, spoiler alert, things are not looking good as the long-awaited recovery will not come…

A walk through the graveyard of wind energy manufacturers

A look at some of the wind turbine manufacturers that failed to survive but left behind some very interesting products.

China’s phantom menace in wind power

The Western wind industry has been living for years with the threat of Chinese manufacturers flooding the market with their low-priced turbines. In recent times, this fear has intensified due to the moment of weakness of Western OEMs, which…

Wind turbine manufacturers – reasons for optimism?

Are there reasons for optimism in the current downturn? We look for positive signs that could herald a turnaround in the wind turbine manufacturing sector.

Patent Wars

A Boston court recently banned GE from marketing Haliade-X in the US on the grounds that it infringes a SiemensGamesa patent. This high-profile case is, by now, the latest chapter in the patent wars that have been seen in the renewable market.…