The story
Xinjiang Wind Energy, the predecessor of Goldwind, was founded by using a $3.2 million grant, given by the Danish government, which they used to build China's first wind farm at Dabancheng. Dabancheng wind farm, opened in 1989, consisted of the thirteen small, 150 kilowatt, wind turbines made by Danish turbine maker Bonus Energy.
Goldwind was founded by Wu Gang as part of China government's 863 Program and was funded by the state. The funding helped Goldwind open its first assembly plant in Urumqi and sign technology transfer agreement with a German turbine manufacturer Vensys.
In 2008, Goldwind purchased its permanent magnet direct-drive (PMDD) technology from Vensys. Goldwind had 1,500 employees in 2009.
In 2010, Goldwind acquired a $6bn low-interest loan from the government-owned China Development Bank as part of its expansion plan.
In 2015, Goldwind became the largest turbine manufacturer in the world but in 2019 Vestas overtook them.
Current status
For 15 years up to 2025 it has been the largest Chinese wind turbine manufacturer with a market share in China between 20-25% each year.
In 2022, Goldwind passed Vestas again and as of 2024 it was the first manufacturer globally. In 2024, 18.7 GW were installed by Goldwind (2.5 GW out of China). Its global market share is around 15% with activity in 38 countries. Total installations are around 140 GW, including 10GW out of China. Installations out of China are mostly in Australia (near 2 GW), Brazil (>1 GW), Chile, US, Pakistan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, South Africa, Thailand.
Goldwind has expanded its activity with the aim of becoming a global player in any kind of energy system including the integration of solar energy + wind + BESS. Goldwind BESS manufactures battery storage systems, the company is able to integrate different energy systems and has a Green Chemical division that carries out the production of green H2 and green methanol.
From Wikipedia’s article on Goldwind, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4