CSR wins big order for wind turbine components
ERJ staff report (DS)
ZhuZhou, China - CSR Zhuzhou has won a large order for anti-vibration components used in wind turbines. The company claims it won the order based on prices 15 percent below the competition, leading to faster pay-back. A press release from the company said the order is for 50 million units.
CSR Zhuzhou Times New Material will supply United Power Technology with rubber components for three models of 1.5MW, 2.0MW, and 3.0MW gearboxes, generators, and nacelles. The component is used to provide a flexible connection for wind generator set transmission chain and its key components, and can reduce the impact load of the connections, vibration, and the structural noise, and improve operation safety and reliability of the generator set.
CSR Zhuzhou Times New Material is a unit of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited
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Press release from CSR Corp.
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