Operations
With offices and facilities throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas, Goldwind employs over 10,000 staff and, combined, has an installed capacity base reaching over 155 gigawatts (GW) across six continents. Goldwind is principally engaged in research, development, manufacturing and marketing of large-sized wind turbine generator sets.
The company's major products include:
In China a wide range of products are offered with rotors over 190 m.
For offshore wind turbines, the company has installed a total of 5.6 GW:
The company also provides wind power technology services, investment and sale of wind power projects and technology transfer service.
Goldwind Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldwind Science & Technology, Co., Ltd., is based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently employs approximately 100 individuals. Goldwind Americas (Goldwind USA, Inc.) has installed approximately 500 MW of PMDD turbines. In 2016 and 2017, Goldwind acquired two Texas projects totaling a combined capacity of 300 MW. Once constructed, the Rattlesnake Wind Project[9] and Heart of Texas Wind Project[10] will be Goldwind's largest U.S. projects to date. In 2017, Goldwind obtained $140m in tax equity financing commitments from a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Citi for its 160MW Rattlesnake wind project in central Texas – easily the most financing of US origin yet secured by a Chinese turbine OEM in the U.S. market.[11] Goldwind Americas also manages and operates the company's Panamanian team, which oversees the Penonome I and Penonome II wind farms totaling 270 MW, and the Chilean service operations team.
Goldwind Australia is the Australian subsidiary that owns and operates both wind and solar energy farms in Australia.
- Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) wind turbine generators. For international market the main products are GW136 4.8MW, GW155 4.8MW and GW165 6.0MW.
- Medium Speed Permanent Magnet (MSPM) wind turbine generators. For international market the main products are GWH170 7.2MW, GW171 6.0MW, GWH175 7.8MW, GWH 6.2 MW and GWH182 8.0MW.
- The main product as of 2024 is the 16MW GWH252.
- In 2024 the company announced a new 22MW offshore model, the GWH300. A prototype is expected to be installed in 2025.
