Offshore Wind China 2010 Conference & Exhibition

SHANGHAI, May 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — With the aim of promoting the sound
development of China’s offshore wind industry, Chinese Renewable Energy
Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Shanghai
International Exhibition Co., Ltd (SIEC), a subsidiary of China Council for
the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-council once again join
forces to build Asia’s first professional platform focused on the offshore
wind power market — “Offshore Wind China 2010″ — which will be held from
June 7-9, 2010 in Shanghai. The conference is expected to attract at least 600
conference delegates and the exhibition space is to reach 10,000 sq.m.

The past ten years has seen the world’s offshore wind technology develop
more maturely. Mr. Shi Lishan, Deputy Director of the National Energy
Administration, recently said, the basic conditions to speed up the
construction of offshore wind power are available, offshore wind power will be
one of the most important directions in the development of wind power.
Recently, China’s National Energy Administration has contacted Liaoning, Hebei,
Tianjin, Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
and Hainan provinces, requiring a declaration of Tendering for Offshore Wind
Power Concession Projects launched in April.

There are many Chinese offshore wind farms in the planning stages and
under construction located in Zhanjiang and Nan’ao of Guangdong, Ningde of
Fujian, Daishan of Zhejiang, Cixi of Zhejiang, Linhai of Zhejiang, Chongdao of
Shandong, etc. Among these projects, Zhejiang and Jiangsu are the two key
provinces for offshore wind. In Jiangsu province, the world’s largest
single-stage offshore wind farm — Dongtai 200MW special privilege offshore
project has been launched, followed by further ambitious plans in Dafeng,
Rudong, Xiangshui, Binghai, Sheyang, Nantong, etc. According to the research
made for Jiangsu’s offshore wind development plan, there are 18000 MW of
exportable offshore wind resources in Jiangsu Province. It is estimated that
Jiangsu province will establish 7000 MW inter-tidal and offshore wind farms by
2020. Meanwhile, in Zhejiang province, the initial plan is to establish 100 MW
in offshore wind farms by 2012, 1050 MW by 2015, and 2700 MW by 2020.

In the context of this market, many wind power companies are trying to
occupy more of the market share. Mr. Liang Hanjun, president of Sinovel Wind
Group Co., Ltd said, “As the explorers and pioneers of offshore wind, we will
fully support this event.” Ms. Cheng Hong, Directory Government Relations of
Vestas Wind Technology (China) Co, Ltd, also said, “We are very honored to
participate again and will give top priority to this event.” Mr. Qi Xinping,
president of Shanghai Electric Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd, believed that
Offshore Wind China 2010 will provide a good platform for them to promote
their own debut 3.6MW sea fans.

Besides, another two important events in spring and summer in 2010 will
contribute to Chinese and Norwegian co-operation in offshore wind. Mr. Tormod
C. Endresen, Consul General of Royal Norwegian Consulate General Guangzhou,
said, “I applaud China’s determination to develop new energy sources. I hope
it will help them to excavate the potential energy of the development of
offshore wind. As the overseas co-organizer of Offshore Wind China 2010, Royal
Norwegian Consulate General Guangzhou and Innovation Norway will set up a
national pavilion to introduce new products, technologies and innovation in
offshore wind.”

Highlights of Offshore Wind China:

1. Go with China’s first offshore wind farm. Focus on offshore wind
industry chain.

Offshore Wind China is the first conference and exhibition focused on
“offshore” wind together with its supply chain in China and even Asia.
Although there are other comprehensive wind power events in China with one
session of offshore wind, what makes us unique is our exploration deep into
the offshore industry, covering a much wider range.

Almost all the leading enterprises engaged in offshore wind power at home
and abroad, such as Vestas, Sinovel Wind, Shanghai Electric, CSIC, Aantis and
Guodian United Power, have confirmed their appearance at this exhibition.
During the event, they will hold press conferences, organize receptions for
key customers, as well as generously and comprehensively present their latest
technologies and products at the exhibition site. Recently, the organizers
learned that Vestas’ senior leadership will personally lead a delegation to
participate in this event, while Sinovel Wind’s Chairman, Han Junliang, has
also given it high priority and will be organizing many different kinds of
events in conjunction with the exhibition. At the same time, complete machine
manufacturers will also jointly build an offshore wind power industry chain
with their original equipment suppliers. Locations of major wind power
industrial parks in China, such as Tianjin and Jiangsu, will be organizing
groups of small- and medium-sized component enterprises to actively
participate in this event.

The topics to be addressed at the conference include the Dialogue between
China’s six Provincial Development and Reform Commissions and wind farm
developers, and the case study and site visit of China’s first offshore
demonstration project — Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm. Besides, there
will be three parallel meetings with different sessions on wind turbine design,
farm construction, blade design, gear & blear, anti-corrosion, wind resource
assessment, test & certificate, maintenance and operation, offshore grid,
finance and education, etc.

2. Strong support from governments

Offshore Wind China has won great support from many governmental
organizations both at home and aboard. At the national level, there is the
National Energy Administration, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries
Association. At the local and provincial level, there is the Shanghai
Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Shanghai Municipal Economic and
Informatization Commission, and four Development and Reform Commissions of
Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian. Meanwhile at the international level,
there is the Global Wind Energy Council, Royal Norwegian Consulate General
Guangzhou, Denmark Export Association, American Wind Association, etc. All the
above organizations’ high-rank officials will be present during our event.

3. High level of international participation

In terms of exhibition, the developed offshore wind countries and regions
have attached great importance to Offshore Wind China. There will be national
pavilions of Norway and Denmark.

In terms of conference, the invited speakers by now have exceeded 100,
which is twice as many as last year, and the overseas percentage has gone
beyond 40%, hailing from Denmark, Norway, UK, America, Germany, Austria, Japan,
Belgium, Canada, etc.

4. Ideal interaction between exhibition and conference

Offshore wind is a sector with vision and high technology. Currently, some
enterprises have been involved in this field, while others are keeping close
attention to it, trying to find the best time to enter. Therefore, the
conjunction of exhibition and conference will be a good platform where the key
wind turbine manufacturers and its supplier will gather to meet, and where
more new-comers can come to learn about the market. This is an ideal
opportunity for enterprises either engaged in or interested in the market to
find a good entry point.

5. New consulting area of job fair

High qualified talent and great management systems are very important to
the development of offshore wind. The Chinese market is just starting, and
many problems exist such as the shortage of management systems and
professional staff especially in R&D, manufacturing, high skills, operating,
maintenance and administration, let alone comprehensive human resources.
Therefore, a special job fair area for the wind power industry is set up on
site. We will invite more than 30 representatives from HR departments of
exhibitors and training institutions in order to offer more professional
consulting and career planning to the visitors.

6. Same time with World Expo 2010

The event will be held at the same time with World Expo 2010 which allows
us to share with visitors from home and aboard. There will be San Marino Day
on June 4, Kazakhstan Day on June 5, Portuguese Day on June 6, Australia Day
on June 8, Philippines Day on June 9, and Japan Day on June 12.

To be noted: in the spring of 2010 there will be two important events on
the wind power agenda linking China and Norway as potential future partners in
developing offshore wind parks. Mr. Tormod Enders, the consul general of Royal
Norwegian Consulate General Guangzhou, said,” I appreciate very much China’s
resolution to vigorously develop new energy. I hope this will help to promote
the exploration of the offshore wind market.” The first of these events is a
seminar in Bergen, Norway, March 15-16, and the second is Offshore Wind China
in June. As the overseas co-organizer of the event, Royal Norwegian Consulate
General Guangzhou and Innovation Norway will invite speakers to deliver
speeches at the conference to introduce its rich experiences on offshore wind,
and meanwhile they will set up a National pavilion to present the cutting-edge
products and innovations.

The organizers are committed to offering considerable, convenient and
comfortable services to each of the participants based on rich event
organization experience and successful records from the past two years.

Finally, we’d like to express sincere gratitude for the participation of
all offshore wind leading companies and main suppliers. Special thanks also go
to the governments and industry organizations who have given us great support.
We are looking forward to seeing you at Offshore Wind China 2010. For more
details and updates, please visit http://www.offshorewindchina.com

    For more information, please contact:

    Contact Person:
     Miss. Jia Song at
     Tel:   +86-21-6279 2828 x271
            +86-21-6289 2210
     Email: songj@siec-ccpit.com

SOURCE Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.