GERMANS TO BUILD OFFSHORE WIND IN CHINA

Germany’s Siemens AG lands contract to develop offshore wind farm in China
June 21, 2011 (AP via Washington Post)

"German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it has been awarded a contract to develop an offshore wind farm in eastern China.

"The Munich company said…the contract calls for 21 2.3-megawatt windmills, for a project off the coast of Jiangsu province. It did not provide a value for the contract."

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"Siemens says the project, signed with a subsidiary of the China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd., will be completed by the end of 2011.

"The company says the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association plans to increase offshore wind energy production from five gigawatts to 30 gigawatts by 2015…"