Mr. Zheng Jianhua, President of Shanghai Electric, and Mr. Markus Tacke, CEO of Siemens Gamesa, have signed an agreement to license the SG 8.0MW direct drive offshore wind turbine technology.
Currently, SGRE and Shanghai Electric have a licensing agreement for the 4.0MW, 6.0MW and 7.0MW offshore technology. Under the agreement, Shanghai Electric will manufacture, sell, and install the SG 8MW Direct Drive machine for the offshore wind power projects in mainland China’s territorial waters. Strategic cooperation between the two companies started in 2013.