The 10 major Wind Power Companies in the World
Sorted by megawatts installed worldwide
This article provides you with a detailed list and overview of the 10 largest wind power companies in the world. The top ten listing is sorted by the companies’ total amount of megawatts installed throughout the year 2007. MyWindPowerSystem.com is currently awaiting updated figures for the fiscal year 2008 and will post and update this article the moment the data has been received and verified.
Here are the top 10 major wind power companies in the world:
1. Vestas (Denmark) 4,500 MW
2. GE Energy (United States) 3,300 MW
3. Gamesa (Spain) 3,050 MW
4. Enercon (Germany) 2,700 MW
5. Suzlon (India) 2,000 MW
6. Siemens (Denmark / Germany) 1,400 MW
7. Acciona (Spain) 870 MW
8. Goldwind (China - PRC) 830 MW
9. Nordex (Germany) 670 MW
10. Sinovel (China - PRC) 670 MW
Vestas, or Vestas Wind Systems, is the leading and the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world. Vestas has a total market share of 28%. The company operates plants in Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Britain, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, and Windsor, Colorado and employs more than 20,000 people globally.
The General Electric Company, or GE is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate incorporated in the State of New York. In terms of market capitalization as of September 2008, The General Electric Company is the world’s tenth largest company.
Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica is a manufacturing company mainly concerned with the fabrication of wind turbines and the construction of wind farms. Its headquarters are in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It develops, manages and sells wind farms, for which it also supplies the turbines. It is the market leader in Spain and is the second largest company in the sector worldwide with a market share of 15.5 % in 2008.
Enercon GmbH is based in Aurich, Northern Germany and is the fourth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world and has been the market leader in Germany for several years.
One of Enercon’s key innovations is the gearless (direct drive) wind turbine in combination with an annular generator.
Suzlon Energy is a wind power company from India. In terms of market share, the company is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in Asia (and the fifth largest worldwide. In terms of net worth, it is the world’s most valuable wind power company. With headquarters in Pune, it has several manufacturing sites in India including Pondicherry, Daman, Bhuj and Gandhidham as well as in mainland China, Germany and Belgium.
Siemens AG is Europe’s largest engineering conglomerate. Siemens international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company is a conglomerate of three main business sectors: Industry, Energy and Healthcare with a total of 15 Divisions.
Worldwide, Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 480,000 people in nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of $110.82 billion as of 2008.
Acciona SA is a Spanish conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, construction and infrastructures. The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of Entrecanales y Tavora and Cubiertas y MZOV. The company’s headquarters is in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain. The company’s U.S. operations are headquartered in Chicago.
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company is a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer based in Urumqi, Xinjiang. The company is the largest turbine manufacturer in China and one of the ten largest in the world. Goldwind acquired a 70% stake in Vensys Energy AG for €41.24 million on February 1, 2008.
Nordex was founded in 1985 in Give, Denmark and in 2000 they moved their headquarters to Germany and became Nordex A.G. and launched their IPO in 2001. Today, their primary production facilities are in Rostock, Germany and also have manufacturing joint ventures in China. The company has a total global work force of over 1500 people. In 2006, Nordex was ranked in 7th place for worldwide wind turbine sales, holding a 3.2% global share of the global wind turbine market.
Sinovel Wind Co., Ltd is a high-tech company engaged in developing, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of the wind turbine generator system. Sinovel Wind is the first company which introduced the technology of 1.5MW wind turbine generator system into China.
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Great information. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I didn’t know Acciona had a headquarters in Chicago. Thanks!
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Aug 2nd, 2009
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I am interested in setting up a moderate sized plant in Rajasthan, India. please provide some information.
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Aug 13th, 2009
Surinderpal Singh
Respected Sir
As we all know that today electricity is part & parcel of our life. From
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Aug 14th, 2009
Ralph
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Would you have some more information regarding your invention? Would you have a drawing or a specification/product description sheet to get a better understanding of what your invention is all about?
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Oct 17th, 2009
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Nov 17th, 2009
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Hi Ben,
Please check your mailbox I have sent a set of brochures to you. Hope they are helpful and good luck with your GCSE’s
All the best
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Nov 18th, 2009
Peggy Helmey
We inherited a 320 acre farm in Red Willow County, Danbury, Nebraska.
I am interested in using this farmland for a Wind Farm. How do I go about getting this information to the right people?
Thanks,
Peggy Helmey
Jan 28th, 2010
Ralph
Hi Peggy,
A good start would be to read our article on this topic:
http://www.mywindpowersystem.com/2009/07/land-for-wind-farms-have-you-got-land/
… and then google ‘wind farm developers’ or ‘wind farm operators’ to find names and contact details of wind farm developers and operators who are the right people to contact and who often lease land for their wind farms from private owners. However, without wanting to discourage you, it is more likely that a developer will approach the owners of potential plots rather than owners being succesful in approaching and securing a lease deal with any developer for the simple reason that these companies have already conducted intensive surveys for finding suitable land/plots. At the same time, if you are close to a location where wind parks are already in operation, you may want to contact the operators of the same.
Good luck
Ralph
Jan 29th, 2010
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