As US moves to renewable energy, wind turbines from Xinjiang may get caught in political tempest
Xinjiang-based Goldwind has supplied material for a large US project that will deliver clean wind power for Microsoft, shipping records show
As more information emerges about the suspected use of forced labour in the region, the US government has begun restricting trade from the area
Jacob Fromer
Cissy Zhou
Jacob Fromer in Washington and Cissy Zhou
Published: 11:00am, 30 Dec, 2020
Updated: 9:15am, 31 Dec, 2020
At the new Las Lomas wind project in southwest Texas, French energy giant Engie’s wind turbines will soon deliver hundreds of megawatts of clean power to Microsoft.
The 48 turbines, scattered for miles near the Mexican border, are expected to be up and running in January, and they will help bring Microsoft closer to its goal of 100 per cent renewable energy by the year 2025.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3115771/us-moves-renewable-energy-wind-turbines-xinjiang-may-get-caught
