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Construction of Xinjiang's first wind power museum is underway in Dabancheng district near Urumqi city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the Urumqi Evening Paper reported on May 12.
The museum, invested by Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co, is expected to be completed in early 2017. It will show off the history of Chinese and world wind power through models and material objects, and introduce new energy such as wind power and solar energy to visitors.
A resident called Wang Yao said the museum will attract more visitors to Dabancheng and publicize Xinjiang’s scenery.
Dabancheng, 40 km away from Urumqi city, was chosen as the museum’s location because it has abundant wind. Covering more than 5,880 square kilometers, Dabancheng is anticipated to have potential for 10 million mw of wind energy resources.
Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co also signed contracts with the Dabancheng government for construction of a branch in the district.
The museum will be a new tourism highlight in Xinjiang and Dabancheng, said Guo Kai, vice director of the local economic development committee.
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Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co, a leading producer of wind turbines, is located in Urumqi city's Economic and Technological Development Zone.
Goldwind was founded in 1998 in Urumqi and has become a global leader in manufacture of wind turbine generators and a provider of comprehensive wind power solutions.
As China's largest wind-turbine maker, the company is also looking at expanding into another renewable energy source in Australia - solar. Executives are studying a solar project as the company evaluates more wind farms, according to John Titchen, the local unit's managing director.
Edited by Peter Nordlinger
