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Asia's largest offshore wind conference begins today

The Offshore Wind China 2012 Conference and Exhibition, Asia's largest wind power conference -- and the second largest such event to be held anywhere on Earth -- kicked off this morning at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
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The annual event is jointly organized by the Renewable Energy Professional Committee of China Association of Resource Comprehensive Utilization, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Committee, China National Renewable Energy Centre and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai).

Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. is the conference sponsor.

China plans to boost the advancement of offshore wind power technologies and related equipment through the construction of a series of demonstration projects, paving the way for the sound development of offshore wind power facilities, according to the country's wind power development plans for the next five years.

With a primary focus on development of projects in Hebei, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces, the country also aims to speed up offshore wind power development along the coasts of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces as well as in Shanghai.

By 2015, facilities with installed capacity of 5 million KW are scheduled to be put into operation, while additional projects with installed capacity of 5 million KW will be under construction, creating a comprehensive array of offshore wind power technologies and a bottom-up industry chain.

China is expected to become one of leading offshore wind power markets worldwide in the years following 2015, largely thanks to its embrace of state-of-the-art technologies and its unrivaled ability to mass produce equipment.

At present, China's installed capacity is expected to reach 30 million KW by 2020, at which point, based on projections, China will become the world's largest offshore wind power market.

With a focus on offshore wind power development, Shanghai will speed up the construction of large wind power bases, according to plans already laid out for 2011-2015.

By the end of that period, Shanghai will witness the completion of offshore facilities in Donghai Bridge, Lingang and Fengxian; at the same time, onshore facilities in Chongming, Changxing and Laogang will be expanded.

The conference will feature over 95 guest speakers from the National Energy Administration, State Oceanic Administration, regional bureaus of the National Development and Reform Commission, developers, research institutions, training organizations and market-leading companies, all of whom will discuss and share technical know-how concerning the manufacturing, engineering and design, construction and installation as well operation and maintenance of wind power facilities.

Among the major offshore wind turbine manufacturers participating are Sinovel, Vestas, Guodian United Power, Shanghai Electric, Siemens, HE-GE Wind Energy, China Ming Yang Wind Power, Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing, CSIC Haizhuang Windpower Equipment, Gamesa and Shandong Changxing Group.

Organizations in countries whose offshore wind power industries are already well established, including the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE), the Danish Export Association, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Scottish Development International, the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce and the Consulate General of the United States Shanghai, China, will organize national delegations to participate in the exhibition. More than 40 percent of the exhibitors are from outside of China.

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Offshore Wind China 2012 Conference and Exhibition

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