General Electric Co. has ceded its position as the world’s No. 1 wind turbine manufacturer to a Chinese competitor, according to 2015 market data compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. received orders for 7.8 gigawatts of new wind turbines in 2015, exceeding GE, which dropped to No. 3 globally with 5.9 GW of new commissioned capacity, according to BNEF. Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark attracted 7.3 GW of new orders in 2015, solidifying its No. 2 ranking in the global supply chain. About 29 GW of new capacity came online in China last year alone.
For onshore turbines, Germany’s Siemens AG and Spain’s Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA rounded out the top five manufacturers in 2015, with each attracting 3.1 GW of new orders. Siemens led all manufacturers in the offshore turbine market, commissioning 2.6 GW of new orders for the year, according to BNEF.
— source scientificamerican.com