BERLIN, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Beijing is trying to prevent the German wind industry from entering the booming Chinese market, industry representatives said Wednesday in Berlin. The current standing of German wind turbine manufacturers in the Chinese market is "disastrous, bottom of the barrel," Thorsten Herdan of the German Engineering Federation, or VDMA, said at a news conference held by the German wind industry.
The current standing of German wind turbine manufacturers in the Chinese market is "disastrous, bottom of the barrel," Thorsten Herdan of the German Engineering Federation, or VDMA, said at a news conference held by the German wind industry.
Stunning revelation, considering such a high proportion of Chinese turbine design comes from German licenses, joint ventures, and design firms. And considering the requirement for 70% local manufacture has been relaxed. And considering Vestas and GE are active, and REpower and Nordex have been there for years.
(Granted, these are very recent changes, but the technology is basically German, and has been for years. And Chinese firms have already bought several German companies lock, stock and barrel.) "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
