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Asian Wind-Power Upstarts Stumble

blogs.wsj.com — Supply chain bottlenecks are causing waiting lists for wind turbines in the U.S. to stretch into 2010. China and India are eager to fill the void in the world ’s windmill market—as they did with everything from cheap footwear to IT. But as the trials and tribulations at India’s Suzlon Energy show, it isn’t that easy.

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  • life38, on 07/01/2008, -0/+8there will always be some who will fail and some that are strong enough to survive. No reflection on whether it is the right solution.
  • DickMasterson2, on 07/01/2008, -16/+2Asians suck!!!
  • AmericansRevolt, on 07/01/2008, -16/+4finally something too big for their little oriental fingers to make
  • forcedfx, on 07/01/2008, -3/+9Don't worry. Once China gets its hands on a working turbine they'll be able to copy it pretty quick.
    • devilgoalie, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1true. i would first blame china hackers army if this scenario happens.
    • domomike, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4704691.st ...

      It's true... I can't wait for China's economic players to learn appropriate business ethics and I can't wait for their government to dissolve into a less aggressive communist-esque state.
      • Phearce, on 07/01/2008, -3/+2Who are we to define "appropriate"? Afterall, "normal" is just the majority position, and China is the majority position.

        Bottomline: we need to adapt to the new business model(s) or be left behind.
      • domomike, on 07/01/2008, -2/+4Are you joking, Phearce? Have you gone to graduate school to get your MBA?

        You don't "adapt" to the "new" business models. (Given that you define a "business model" according to your incorrect definition as a "group of business ethics," which is not truly what a business model is.) If you "adapt" (or in your definition, sleep through your Business Ethics classes) then who will do the research and development?

        A first world country does not "adapt" to the business model of a second world country.

        When I want to Haas many of my classmates were international students from China. Ask those students and they'll tell you what "appropriate business ethics" means.

        Appropriate business ethics is something that is definable in an international business system. Chinese business is quickly becoming like ours. China understands that they will be changing their business ethics in the long run. They are only doing this now because they are playing "catch up."

        The "define this word" game doesn't work in this field. And the word "appropriate" is not similar to the word "normal."

        I would recommend you watch the documentary "Young and Restless in China." It's a great documentary showing how the next generation of Chinese citizens are able to define and understand "appropriate" business behavior. At this time, China's super-competitive economy requires Chinese companies to use shady tactics (including bribing officials and stealing secrets.) However, in the long run, they understand that this will not work out.
      • domomike, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3And also, it is not solely America that has defined business ethics. It is a huge group of international players that has defined the "normal" for business ethics. When you compare the sum of those world leaders to the country of China (a single world leader), you get the "normal" on the sum's side.
  • DigitusAnonymus, on 07/01/2008, -13/+5Are these people stupid? We already GOTS COAL for crying out loud... what happens once we deplete the winds!? eh? What's next!? I'll tell you what's next, we die. Because with no wind we will die. The pirates know this why don't this people get it through their thick skulls that wind ain't no substitute for clean renewable power. *****.
    • arjie, on 07/01/2008, -0/+6Big Air is the next big criminal?
    • freebird09, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2Here, I think you dropped this:
      /sarcasm
  • nixdoctor, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3The story should be titled "Asian companies fail to sell wind-power units in U.S.". I'm astonished why would Asian companies try to sell wind power units in U.S. when the demand is very high at home?
  • ametory, on 07/01/2008, -2/+2Shoddy reporting without any research. Suzlon delivers its US market through its US aquired company in Minneapolis and its German quired REPower(European). .
    • Piontek, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3I think that people know German means its from Germany, Europe without you pointing it out. And if there are some stupid Americans(USA, North America) who don't know, they aren't worth the time it took you to write what's in those parentheses
    • rheaume, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2I'm going to take a wild guess and say you're a sensitive Indian.

      Considering the only 2 posts you ever made were defending Indian technology, im not going out on a limb here.
    • ucccft, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1This has been said many time before, still I will say it AGAIN!
      Truth Hurts! Indians are only good at one thing! Copying and more copying, They are still the poorest country on Earth,
      The only morons thing that this is Shoddy reporting are Indians.
      They love to give it, but can't take it. What goes around comes around. It's coming around, you ain't seen nothing yet.
  • nnnr, on 07/01/2008, -1/+10Not gonna lie, I read the title as "Asian Wind-Power Upskirts Stumble."
  • PSotter, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3I live in Palm Springs where we have >4000 windmills. They are incredible. They stand like giants across the vast desert. They cost a fortune, and are not quiiiiiiiiite profitable yet, but I'm glad to live in a city that has the foresight to invest in alternative energy NOW.
    • ucccft, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1I first went to Palm Spring over 30 years ago, and even then I saw many solar and wind turbine farms everywhere. All made in the USA! And still working. Palm Springs has been years ahead of everyone. Way to GO...
  • D1Foley, on 07/01/2008, -3/+3My old high school is installing a wind turbine, and they had to buy it from China. But after the journy across the ocean it was covered in rust and they had to spend the next two months fixing it.
  • asus2000, on 07/01/2008, -5/+2The next big ecological disaster: Earth's Rotation Is Slowing Due To Resistance Caused By Wind Turbines...
    • Renton, on 07/01/2008, -2/+3I'm glad you have such a firm understanding on how wind works.
  • DrThunder, on 07/01/2008, -3/+3Cheap crap from Asia not working right. How is this possible?
    • ucccft, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Well said! I guess they got what they paid for. PURE CRAP!
      They need to fire and sue all the morons who bought this cheap Indian crap junk.
  • Jeez, on 07/01/2008, -2/+0wasn't wind power hazardous to the ecology due to amount of birds it kills, i remember a while back there was article that per watt its worst offender when it comes to amount of species it can wipe out (even taking greenhouse effect into account).
    • marnaq, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2The Oil lobby strikes again!
    • TheMachine1, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Large arrays of small diameter blades may be a problem but the large blade turbine do not have that problem.
  • khushikipari, on 07/01/2008, -1/+0true you are right "China and India are eager to fill the void in the world ’s windmill market"
  • aldrichnichol, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0The Government Accountability Office Spotlights More Reason to be Concerned about Nuclear get this from http://www.smallcappulse.com/index.php/articles/de ...
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