Goldwind ousts Vestas from turbine top spot

Goldwind was the world's largest turbine maker in 2022 with 12.7GW commissioned, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has reported.

The Chinese manufacturer beat Vestas (12.3GW) to the top spot, with GE Renewable Energy (9.3GW) and China's Envision (8.3GW) completing the top four. Siemens Gamesa and Mingyang were joint fifth in the rankings with 6.8GW each.

However, BNEF also warned that "alarm bells should be ringing" for the industry because of the slow growth of the sector. The research also showed that the majority of commissioned wind capacity in 2022 was onshore (89%), with commissioning of new offshore projects falling 46% year-on-year to 9.1GW.

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