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Empire Wind 1

Empire Wind 1 is an 810-megawatt offshore wind farm under construction by Equinor south of Long Island, New York, expected in 2027 to power more than 500,000 homes.

Envision Energy

Envision Energy (远景能源) is a Chinese green technology company headquartered in Shanghai, founded in 2007 by Zhang Lei and ranked second among global wind turbine suppliers in 2024.

Flender (gearbox manufacturer)

Flender GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial gear units, couplings, and generators, founded in 1899 and headquartered in Bocholt, supplying wind turbine drivetrains under its Winergy brand.

Floating wind turbine

A floating wind turbine is an offshore turbine mounted on a buoyant, moored platform for waters too deep for fixed foundations, first demonstrated off Norway in 2009.

Fryslân wind farm

Fryslân wind farm, or Windpark Fryslân, is a 382.7 MW nearshore wind farm of 89 turbines in the IJsselmeer, Netherlands, the largest built on an inland water, operational since 2021.

Gansu Wind Farm

The Gansu Wind Farm, formally the Jiuquan Wind Power Base, is a group of wind farms in Gansu Province, China, recognized as the world's highest-capacity wind farm.

GE Haliade-X

The GE Haliade-X is an offshore wind turbine platform introduced by GE Renewable Energy in 2018 as the first turbine rated at 12 MW and above.

Global Wind Energy Council

The Global Wind Energy Council is the international trade association representing the wind power industry, formally founded in 2005 with members in over 80 countries.

Goldwind

Goldwind (金风科技), formally Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer founded in 1998 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and the world's top supplier by new installations since 2023.

Hai Long Offshore wind farm

Hai Long Offshore wind farm (海龙离岸风电计划) is a roughly 1 GW wind project 45–70 km off Changhua County, Taiwan, led by Northland Power and generating first power in 2025.

He Dreiht

He Dreiht (Low German for "It spins") is a 960 MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, developed by EnBW and Germany's largest, inaugurated in 2026.

Hengtong

Hengtong Group Co., Ltd. (亨通集团) is a Chinese manufacturer of optical fiber, power cable, and submarine cable systems, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Wujiang, Suzhou.

Hidalgo Wind Farm (Texas)

Hidalgo Wind Farm is a 250 MW onshore wind farm near McCook in Hidalgo County, Texas, owned by EDP Renewables North America and operating since December 2016.

Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm

Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) is an offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea with 139 Siemens Gamesa turbines and 1,509 MWe capacity, inaugurated in 2023 by King Willem-Alexander.

Horizonte wind farm

Horizonte wind farm (Parque Eólico Horizonte) is an 816 MW onshore wind farm in the Atacama Desert of Chile, developed and operated by Colbún S.A.

Hornsea Wind Farm

Hornsea Wind Farm is a series of offshore wind farms in the North Sea off Yorkshire, England, developed by Danish company Ørsted within a licensing zone covering four projects.

Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center

Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is a 735.5 MW wind farm in Taylor and Nolan counties, Texas, the world's largest wind farm when completed in 2006.

Huanxian Wind Farm

Huanxian Wind Farm (环县风电) is a 50 MW wind power plant in Huanxian county, Gansu province, China, one of several wind farms there, wholly owned by CLP Group.

Hurlburt wind farm

The Hurlburt wind farm is the collective name for two adjacent wind facilities in Gilliam County, Oregon, holding the site certificates for the Shepherds Flat North and Central phases.

Hywind spar floating foundation

The Hywind spar is a floating offshore wind turbine foundation developed by Equinor, basis of the first floating wind turbine in 2009 and the first floating wind farm.

IEC 61400

IEC 61400 is a series of international standards for wind energy generation systems, covering turbine design, power performance, noise, and communications, with Part 1 specifying design requirements.

Inner Mongolia Hinggan League (China Guangdong Nuclear) wind power base

The Inner Mongolia Hinggan League wind power base is a 3 gigawatt onshore wind farm in Inner Mongolia, China, operated by China General Nuclear Power.

Inner Mongolia Xilingol 2500 MW Guaranteed Offtake wind farms

The Inner Mongolia Xilingol 2500 MW Guaranteed Offtake wind farms are three onshore wind phases in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, owned by Inner Mongolia Energy Group entities and fully connected in 2025.

Khalladi

Khalladi, also called the Jbel Sendouq-Khalladi wind farm, is a 120 MW onshore wind farm on Jbel Sendouq near Tangier, Morocco, selling power directly to private industrial customers.

Lillgrund

Lillgrund is an offshore wind farm in the Øresund between Denmark and Sweden, commissioned in 2007, with 48 Siemens turbines totaling 110 MW, owned and operated by Vattenfall.

List of wind turbine manufacturers

The list of wind turbine manufacturers covers companies that design, produce, install, and service wind turbines, with Chinese firms led by Goldwind topping 2024 rankings.

LM Wind Power

LM Wind Power is a Danish company in Kolding that designs and makes rotor blades for onshore and offshore wind turbines, and has delivered over 275,000 blades since 1978.

Loma Blanca wind farm

The Loma Blanca wind farm is a group of wind power plants on the Atlantic coast of Chubut Province, Argentina, near Trelew, Rawson, and Puerto Madryn, built in stages since 2013.

London Array

London Array is a 630 MW offshore wind farm of 175 turbines in the Outer Thames Estuary off Kent, the world's largest when inaugurated in July 2013.

Markbygden wind farm

Markbygden wind farm, also marketed as Markbygden 1101, is a large onshore wind complex near Piteå in northern Sweden, planned for up to 1,101 turbines and about 4,000 MW of capacity.