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Chinese turbine maker may
soon enter UK offshore
wind market
CHINA MINGYANG Smart Energy, the Chinese wind “stepping stone” that will encourage innovation
turbine manufacturer, may soon sell its turbines and cost reductions in the offshore wind sec-
to a UK floating project. tor, contributing towards the UK government’s
Hexicon has appointed Mingyang as the pre- target to deploy 5 GW of floating offshore wind
ferred turbine supplier for a floating wind project by 2030, said Hexicon. However, to maximise
in the UK. the economic opportunities of more clean and
The news is significant because Chinese tur- secure renewable energy, continued UK Gov-
bine makers have found it difficult to break into ernment support to the emerging sector is essen-
the world market, especially Europe. tial, it said.
The 32-MW TwinHub project, to be sited off “Mingyang is delighted to engage in such a
Cornwall, is the first offshore wind project in the special project with Hexicon as an innovative
Celtic Sea, and the first floating wind project to floating technology provider. The co-operation
receive a contract for difference (CfD) in the UK. underlines our shared vision of improving the
“A strong and lasting collaboration with a economics of floating wind through innovation.
major global WTG original equipment manu- Additionally, the TwinHub project will showcase
facturer (OEM) is essential in any offshore wind our capabilities in offering robust and versatile
project and even more important when you are offshore solutions in one of the global hotspots
a first mover in floating offshore wind,” said Mar- for floating wind, and will be a great step forward
cus Thor, CEO at Hexicon. for our future business in the UK and Europe,”
The TwinHub project will use Hexicon’s said Dr Wei Chen, general manager of Mingyang
TwinWind floating foundation technology, Europe.
which will allow two of Mingyang’s MySE 8.0- In April, Renexia inaugurated its 30-MW
180 turbines to be placed on a single foundation, Beleolico offshore wind project, Italy’s first off-
enabling more energy to be generated in a given shore wind farm and at the time the first in the
sea area whilst reducing the environmental Mediterranean Sea. The project is off Taranto, in
impact compared with a single foundation, said the far south of the country and consists of Min-
Sweden-based Hexicon. gyang turbines.
The TwinHub project is also an important
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