Press Release

No. 3 / Beijing, China / July 2009

Participants swept off their feet by Wind

Wind Power Asia 2009
Power Asia 2009
8 – 10 July 2009
Asia’s largest wind energy event in 2009 attended by 15,065
www.windpowerasia.com
trade visitors

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to 11,000 sqm. WPA 2009’s stellar performance proves that there is
an overwhelming interest in the vibrant Chinese wind power market
as well as demand for international technology to satisfy the growth
in this market.

The participation of leading domestic players was one of the highlights and
unique features of WPA 2009. Local manufacturers increased by 20% from
last year to 178. This was made possible by the strong and authoritative
representation of the Chinese industry led by the China Machinery
Enterprises Management Association (CMMA), and it’s Wind Energy
Machinery Manufacturers Center (members including leaders in wind
turbine production, DEC, Goldwind and Sinovel), which co-organized WPA
for the first time this year.
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Mr. Wang Ruixiang, President of CMMA commented, “Wind Power Asia
remains as the event of choice for Chinese manufactures. Our association
members value the vast opportunities offered at this highly professional
event. Wind Power Asia directly benefits the development of wind energy
in China by enabling us as a national association to further enhance the use
of wind power with research and development, improving management
methods and industry policies, and play a positive role in connecting
government and enterprises, and promote international cooperation”.

“We are delighted by the positive response and tremendous growth of

Wind Power Asia this year. It truly reflects the increasing importance of
renewable energies in China. Just recently, it was reported that in total
terms, China has now become the largest producer of renewable energy
worldwide, and the success of Wind Power Asia is an indicator of things to
come”, added Mr. Michael Dreyer, Vice President Asia-Pacific of
Koelnmesse.

WPA’s extensive exhibit profile represented the entire product range.

Exhibitors hailed from the fields of machinery manufacturing, supplies and
accessories, scientific research, wind farm development, certification and
consultation. The event brought together domestic and international wind
energy market leaders, such as DHI·DCW Group (parent company of
Sinovel), Dongfang Electric Group of China, Luoyang Bearing Corporation,
Dalian Metallurgy and Bearing Group, China National Materials Group
Corporation, ABB, Bosch Rexroth, Bonfiglioli, Danobat Group, as well as
many first-time exhibitors at the trade fair, like, OCV (composite), Rossi
(power transmission), Stanley and Gedore (tools), Glual (hydraulic) and
many more.

Exhibitors were very satisfied with their participation. Many agreed that the
event has become the pivotal platform for communication, interaction and
trade within the wind power industry in China.
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the entire range of display offered in the industry. In addition to
information on new products, it is also an ideal industry meeting place,”
declared Mr. Ping Feng, Marketing Department, Dongfang Electric.

"As a first-time exhibitor at WPA, DHI·DCW Group is very pleased with

both the number of people who visited our booth and with the quality of
those visitors. We saw technical and managerial people from all over the
world, many of whom we might never have otherwise met," said Mr. Zuxue
Peng, Marketing Department, DHI·DCW Group.

“We are very satisfied with how things went at the trade show and
couldn't detect any indication of the general economic downturn at our
stand. WPA has proven itself to be the ideal platform for exchanging
information and for building a network of business contacts,” observed Mr.
Hongbing Yan, Commercial Manager, Glual Hydraulics China Co., Ltd.

Ms. Rikke Berg from the Danish Wind Energy Group, a returning exhibitor
for the fourth year running gave recognition to WPA, “Yet again, Wind
Power Asia has proven to be an excellent place to meet the players in the
Chinese market. Since our first participation with the Danish Pavilion, WPA
has grown in size and professionalism year by year.”

85% of the exhibitors confirmed that they have met relevant customers
and that the objectives of their participation have been fully achieved. The
attendees comprised of machinery manufacturers, wind farm owners,
investors, technicians, engineers, and trading companies, who were all on
the look-out for the latest trends and product innovations as well as to
establish contacts and networking opportunities.

Thrilled at the strong turnout for this year’s WPA, its Project Director Mr.
Mathias Kuepper commented, "The initial feedback from our formal
exhibitor questionnaire registered visitors’ interest in the product on
display as exceptionally high. Around 90% of the exhibitors rated the
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to our exhibitors coupled with the attendance figures sets the tone for next
year’s event."

The WPA conference was an assembly of a unique mix of speakers from

the public and private sectors. Keynote speeches were delivered by officials
from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology of China, the China Bureau of Energy
of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Germany
Federal Environment Agency, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and
many other organizations.

Industry perspectives concerning Chinese wind market and technology

innovation were also contributed by Mr. Gang Wu, President of Goldwind
Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Mr. Shugang Wen, President of Dongfang
Electric, and Mr. Jiajing Song, President/General Manager of DHI.DCW
Group Co., Ltd. respectively.

With crowded forums and conference rooms, the organizers were

overwhelmed by the optimistic response of the delegates to the new
conference and event program structure. The three-day conference was
organized in co-location with the Clean Energy Expo China (CEEC) forum,
and in partnership with ADB and CMMA. The involvement of CMMA
enhanced the participation of key government policy makers, leading
manufacturers, power companies and industry experts at a local level,
while ADB’s long history of promoting greater investments in energy
efficiency and renewable energy contributed a regional perspective.

Registering a total attendance of 786 delegates and topics ranging from

project finance and risk management, integration of wind power plants into
the grid, to wind power technology discussed, it was truly a successful year
for the WPA conference.
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Unique International Exhibition Limited. The trade fair features the entire
wind power industrial value chain. Wind power professionals meet at WPA
annually to do business, conduct market research, learn about the latest
developments and procure products.

The next WPA will take place from 23 to 25 June 2010 at the China
National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing, the largest and newest
international conference center with prime location and world-class
facilities.

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About Koelnmesse
As a world-renowned trade fair organizer, Koelnmesse has an excellent
track record for organizing some of the world’s most successful trade
events, such as the accomplished Entsorga-Enteco – an international trade
fair on waste management and environmental technology – and Carbon
Expo – the world’s leading platform for emissions trading and CO2
reduction projects – in Cologne, Germany. With over 80 years experience
in organizing large-scale commercial events connecting buyers and sellers,
Koelnmesse brings forth an unrivaled skill-set and expertise needed to
develop Wind Power Asia into one of the premier international trade shows
in Asia.
For further information, please visit www.koelnmesse.com.