Wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang opens first R&D center in North Carolina

Raleigh, USA - China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, a wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that it opened its North American research and development ("R&D") center on the Centennial Campus of N.C. State University ("NCSU Centennial Campus") in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The new center will focus on state of the art research on offshore wind turbine to further enhance energy output and lower the cost of electricity. These researches will be demonstrated in Ming Yang's newly developed wind turbine generator ("WTG"). Dr. Shu Ching Quek, president of Ming Yang Wind Power USA Inc. ("Ming Yang USA"), will lead the center. "North Carolina is a proven natural ground for the research and development for offshore wind turbine technology since the state has the best offshore wind resources on the east coast. The modular technology that is being developed will likely be applied to the rest of Ming Yang's product line", said Chuanwei Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Ming Yang. "We chose NCSU Centennial Campus as the location of our new R&D center to leverage the multi-disciplinary talent pool and provide a conducive environment for more innovations in this field," said Dr. Shu Ching Quek, president of Ming Yang USA. "Our focus is to reduce Cost of Energy ("COE") for offshore WTG. Another goal for the R&D center, also a challenge to the wind power industry, is to improve WTG reliability."

Source: IWR Online, 15 Mar 2012