A China Medium and Small Wind Power Industry Promotion Alliance, which is reported to be the first of its kind in China, has been established in Beijing.

The Shenyang-based manufacturer of distributed electricity generation equipment, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, has been chosen to supply wind turbines to a China-U.S. joint venture project which will develop a 600MW wind farm in Texas, USA.

GE Drivetrain Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, and Chongqing XinXing Fengneng Investment Company have formed a joint venture company to produce large diameter gears for the wind turbine industry.

A report released by the United Nations Environment Programme says that China has become a green economy giant in Asia and is leading the region's alternative energy investment trend.

Shenzhen based China Ritar Power, a Chinese manufacturer of lead acid batteries, is looking to increase its market penetration in the alternative energy storage market.

Shenyang based A-Power Energy Generation Systems, has signed its second sales contract with China National Automation Control System Corporation for the sale of 50 2.7 MW wind turbines.

China Wind Systems, Inc., which, through its affiliates, supplies high-precision components to the wind power industry and industrial equipment to the textile industry in China, has announced that it has initiated the equipment installation for its phase one expansion to increase the Company's forging capacity for the wind power industry.

China Ritar Power Corp., a Chinese manufacturer of lead-acid batteries, announced that its technical and manufacturing complex in Hengyang City, Hunan Province began production of lead plates on July 30, 2008.