LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has signed a three-year agreement to supply wind turbine blades for Goldwind’s onshore 3-4 MW platform.
The 1.1 GW agreement follows a 140 MW pre-agreement signed last year. This is the largest deal between Goldwind and LM Wind Power since 2010, according to the partners.
The deal covers three blade types: the LM 66.9 P, LM 66.9 P2 and LM 69.0 P, targeted for both international and domestic Chinese markets. Between 2018 and 2021, the blades will be manufactured at LM Wind Power’s plant in Qin Huang Dao, located in the northeastern part of China.
“This agreement is a milestone between Goldwind and LM Wind Power, setting up a successful model of strong, strategic cooperation between our two companies,” says Xu Lei, Goldwind’s product delivery center general manager.
Dorte Kamper, LM Wind Power’s vice president of sales and marketing, adds, “We are thrilled by our extended partnership with Goldwind. Our close collaboration will support their global expansion with a flexible solution where the same platform gives three variants, usable for different wind classes and different requirements.”
In January 2017, LM Wind Power announced that the first variant of this blade series, the LM 66.9 P, was installed successfully on Goldwind’s 3 MW prototype wind turbine platform, the GW3S.
Under the new agreement, LM Wind Power will develop the LM 66.9 P2 for stronger wind speeds and the new LM 69.0 P, which is an extension of the original 66.9-meter-blade turbine.
LM Wind Power has been present in China since 2001 and currently employs more than 3,000 people in the country. It operates three blade manufacturing facilities in Qinhuangdao, Jiangyin and Baodi.
