Development History
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1972
Developed China's first 18kW wind turbine, marking a historic breakthrough in medium-scale wind power generation technology.
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1997
Successfully developed the 200kW wind turbine, which passed official technical appraisal.
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1998
Independently developed the 250kW wind turbine, becoming the first domestically-made model to enter commercial mass production.
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2003
Introduced licensed production of the WD49-750 turbine in collaboration with Germany's REPOWER. Over 500 units have been installed, with an average availability rate exceeding 97% and some in operation for over 13 years.
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2006
Won the national wind power concession project—Zhangbei Danjinghe Wind Farm Project in Hebei Province.
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2008
Launched the WD1.5MW series, the first mass-produced WTGS featuring load-optimization control technology.
Developed and mass-produced the world's first biodegradable bamboo wind turbine blades.
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2010
Hosted the State Key Laboratory of Wind Power Technology.
Completed joint-stock restructuring, establishing Zhejiang Windey Wind Power Co., Ltd.
Recognized as a National Pilot Innovative Enterprise.
Successfully launched the 2.5MW wind turbine.
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2011
Dalí Dafengba Wind Farm project received the National Silver Medal for Quality Projects.
Accredited as an Academician Expert Workstation.
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2012
The 1.5MW turbine passed zero-voltage ride-through (LVRT) testing by the Electric Power Research Institute.
Two major provincial R&D projects—Localization of Key Technologies for 2.5MW Variable-Speed Constant-Frequency Wind Turbines and Development and Demonstration of Wind Power Equipment for Coastal and Island Areas—passed official acceptance.
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2013
China's first EHN retrofitted prototype for low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) successfully passed testing.
Launched the Postdoctoral Research Workstation.
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2014
Received the Special Prize of China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award for the “Development and Demonstration of High-Capacity Wind Turbines” project.
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2015
Officially released the National Standard for Typhoon-Resistant Wind Turbines, under Windey’s leadership.
The State Key Laboratory of Wind Power Systems passed national accreditation.
Won the First Prize of Zhejiang Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award for the R&D and industrialization of typhoon-resistant wind turbines.
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2016
Successfully completed China’s first primary frequency regulation test on a wind turbine.
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2017
Secured its first international patent, marking a breakthrough in global IP.
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2019
Listed on the A-share market.
Awarded the China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award.
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2020
Received the Excellent Patent Award of China.
Completed hoisting of the first turbine at the 50MW Ninh Thuan Chinh Thang Wind Farm in Vietnam.
Grid-connected Windy’s first self-developed and operated wind power project.
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2021
Won the Zhejiang Provincial Government Quality Award
Awarded the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
Appointed as Convener of the IEC International Standards Working Group (JWG25)
Launched the world’s tallest (170-meter) truss-type wind turbine
Commissioned the world’s highest-altitude (5,158 meters) wind farm in Tibet
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2022
Designated as a National-level "Green Factory"
Recognized as a National Enterprise Technology Center
Received Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s highest "A" rating for information disclosure
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2023
Officially renamed to WindeyEnergy Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Joined the United Nations Global Compact
Put into operation the first full-power test platform for 13MW-class onshore wind turbines in China
Installed the first Chinese wind turbine in Serbia
Completed hoisting of the world’s first 180m ultra-high-performance concrete hybrid tower wind turbine
Received the highest "A" information disclosure rating from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange GEM Board
Achieved China’s first overseas export of wind power technology and standards
Unveiled the world’s largest 16-18MW floating offshore wind turbine
Listed as a national "Sci-Tech Reform Demonstration Enterprise"
Grid-connected the world's largest 10MW onshore wind turbine with the largest rotor diameter
Fully delivered Zhejiang's largest offshore wind project in scale and unit capacity
Pioneered the batch application of the "One turbine, One storage" solution to improve grid compatibility
Partnered with Ningbo-Zhoushan Port to build an integrated "Wind-PV-Storage zero-carbon port"
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2024
Ranked among top 3 in China and top 4 globally for new wind installations by BNEF
Commenced batch commercial delivery of 10MW onshore wind turbines
Successfully hoisted the first prototype of its 16-18MW "Sea Eagle" platform offshore wind turbine
Won the bid for Saudi Arabia’s fourth-round wind project, the largest IPP wind project in the Middle East
Windey’s energy storage company was included in BNEF’s Tier 1 global energy storage manufacturer list
Became a member of APQP4Wind
Grid-connected the first batch of the world’s first 180m ultra-high hybrid tower wind project
Received China’s first ISCC certification for green methanol feedstock from farms/plantations
Officially established Singapore WindeyInternational Co., Ltd.
Received the highest "A" information disclosure rating from Shenzhen Stock Exchange GEM Board for three consecutive years