Gamesa Tecnologica

  • Vestas Heads Off Tailwinds From Chinese Competitors

    By Bill Edson - December 3, 2012 | Tickers: GCTAF, VWSYF

    Believe it or not, there is an upside to Chinese low-cost producers stealing your market share.

    Before China made a strong entrance into the wind market, leading wind turbine maker Vestas (NASDAQOTH: VWSYF) enjoyed a comfortable lead over a usual lineup of competitors.  Now that the low-cost Chinese producers have blown in on a gale wind, displacing half of the top 10 wind turbine makers, the economics of the wind more »

  • 3 Reasons to Avoid Wind Energy

    By Erin McBride - August 28, 2012 | Tickers: GCTAF, GE, SI, VWSYF


    Vestas Wind Systems (NASDAQOTH: VWSYF), the world’s biggest wind-turbine maker, will have little choice but to layoff as many as 1,600 employees unless Congress extends the production tax credit (PTC) which expires at the end of 2012. Gamesa Tecnologica (NASDAQOTH: GCTAF) and other manufacturers in the industry also have announced layoffs. The wind industry employs about 75,000 nationwide.

    Investment dollars in wind energy will drop more »