Sinovel
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Native name | 华锐风电科技(集团)股份有限公司 |
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| Type | Limited company |
| SSE: 601558 | |
| Industry | Wind power |
| Founded | 2004 (Beijing) |
| Headquarters | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Products | Wind turbines |
| Website | Official Website (in English) |
Sinovel Wind Group Company (Chinese: 华锐风电) is a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer headquartered in Beijing. It is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in China and by 2011 market share the second largest in the world.[1]
The company aims to be the largest turbine maker by 2015 with half of sales for foreign markets.[2]
Donghai Bridge Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in China, began operation in July 2010 using 34 3 MW Sinovel turbines.
In December 2010, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ordered a 1.5 MW wind turbine to power a wastewater pumping station in Charlestown, Boston.[2]
Controversies[]
The firm was accused of stealing software from AMSC and was sued by the company.[3] On 27 June 2013, the United States Department of Justice charged Sinovel and three individuals with theft of trade secrets.[4] On 24 January 2018 a U.S. federal jury in Madison, Wisconsin found Sinovel guilty of stealing trade secrets from AMSC causing the American company to lose over US$800 million. The jury found that Sinovel stole trade secrets and copyrighted information with the intention of building its own versions of AMSC systems and retrofit previously built wind turbines so it could avoid having to pay AMSC for its technology.[5] According to a press release by AMSC on 3 July 2018, AMSC has settled the lawsuit with Sinovel.
See also[]
- List of renewable energy companies by stock exchange
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- Wind energy companies of China
References[]
- ^ BTM Consult
- ^ a b Jr, Tom Zeller; Bradsher, Keith (16 December 2010). "Wind Power for Boston, Made in China". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-09/amsc-taking-sinovel-infringement-suit-to-china-s-supreme-court.html.
- ^ "Sinovel Corporation and Three Individuals Charged in Wisconsin with Theft of Amsc Trade Secrets". 27 June 2013.
- ^ "China's Sinovel convicted in U.S. of trade-secret theft". Reuters. 24 January 2018.
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