DeWind ships five wind turbines for Chilean power project

Published: 05-Jan-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

Composite Technology Corporation has announced that its subsidiary DeWind has shipped the last five D8-2000 wind turbines for a wind power generation project in Chile.

DeWind previously shipped five turbines to the Port of Houston for the same project. This group of 10 units will be placed on a ship for immediate transport to Chile.

According to the company, the turbines were assembled in Round Rock, Texas by Teco Westinghouse, where DeWind's D8-2000 and D8.2 turbine assembly capabilities have been established under the terms of a commercial manufacturing agreement.

Robert Rugh, president of DeWind, said: “This shipment completes the assembly phase of this turbine supply contract. The nacelles and hubs will meet up with the blades already shipped from Germany and customer supplied towers in Chile. We look forward to the erection and commissioning per the customer schedule.”

Composite Technology Corporation, based in Irvine, California, USA, develops, manufactures and sells electrical transmission and renewable energy generation products through its subsidiaries:CTC Cable Corporation produces composite rod for use in its patented high efficiency ACCC conductors (Aluminum Conductor Composite Core) used in electrical transmission grids. DeWind designs, produces, and sells the DeWind series of wind energy turbines, including the 2 megawatt (MW) D8.2 model in both 60Hz and 50Hz, the 2MW D8 model in 50Hz, and the 1.25MW D6 model in 50Hz.

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