Products of year 2018

And the winners are…

Gold for Goldwind… China takes away the main prize in the 3MW-plus class

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Turbines of the year: Onshore turbines 3MW-plus

WORLDWIDE: The fast-growing sector, especially in low- and medium-wind sites in developed markets.

Art installation… SGRE’s B82 builds on lessons learned from B75 series, on show when Hull launched its tenure as the UK’s city of culture in 2017

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Products of the year: Rotor blades

WORLDWIDE: Ease of manufacture plays a growing role in development as blades continue to grow in size.

Evolution… ZF gearbox for V164-9.5MW has increased rated  input torque without increasing mass

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Products of the year: Drivetrains

WORLDWIDE: Sector adapting to higher power outputs and changing grid demands.

Power boost… MHI Vestas takes V164 to 9.5MW

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Turbines of the year: Offshore turbines

WORLDWIDE: Consolidating market draws breath before the next big step into 10MW-plus waters.

Radical vision… Aerodyn’s two-blade, twin-rotor 15MW floating concept

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Turbines of the year: Innovations

WORLDWIDE: Wind power has not lost its ability to surprise, as this year's selection indicates.

Prototype… Vestas V116-2.1MW at the Technical University of Denmark’s test site in Høvsøre

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Turbines of the year: Onshore turbines up to 2.9MW

WORLDWIDE: Still the most fiercely contested and volume end of the market, especially in China and the US.

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