I am not sure a lot of people realize just how significant a player APWR can become in the wind turbine business if it can execute its’ game plan. Let’s say that APWR right now was operating at full capacity at its’ Shenyang facility (without the 30% planned expansion) as well as operating at full capacity at the Bayan City facility (still to be completed). If all that capacity was on line now, which it is not, APWR would be producing 1800 MW of wind turbine output. In 2007, Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine seller, supplied 4503 MW of wind turbine power. Those 4503 MWs amounted to 23% of the world market share. GE was in second place with 3283 MW, Gamesa supplied 3047, Enercon 2769, and Suzlon was in fifth place with 2082 MW. If APWR was delivering the 1800 MW it plans to produce, it would have been the sixth largest wind turbine producer in the world in 2007.
To put all this in another context, the current APWR plant in Shenyang has the capacity by itself, to produce 1125 MW of wind turbine power. In 2007, the largest China turbine manufacturer, Goldwin, produced 830 MW. Goldwin is not only the largest turbine builder in China, but it is also the 8th largest worldwide
Borrowed from Jan_1999 on Yahoo

Everyone wants to know ”WHY” has APWR all of a sudden surged 37% in two days??? Answer:: I have NO clue but here are the facts……….
1. APWR P/E is now 3, it was ridiculous 2 a week ago……….Price to Earnings Ratio, ie APWR is going to make a DOLLAR per share in 2008 and will make $1.87 per share in 2009

2. Wind Turbines being assembled, new wind contracts being worked on, new distributed plants being bid and worked on and current BACKLOG is 800 Million in Backlog Orders

3. APWR builds small/distributed power plants. Despite how bad the economy is globally, the world needs more and more electrical power and plants. Especially GREEN plants like APWR builds.

4. Maybe the 21% move up today wont last but maybe the 21% move is just the tip of the ICEBERG if the Thailand 300-Million Distributed Power plant contract is actually signed and delivered.

5. Dec 10th, I made my predictions, BUY with both hands anything under $5.12, I wont chase from here cause I have my entire position BUILT and READY for appreciattion. Good Luck, going Skiing tomorrow as Winter Park opens Parsenn Bowl with 50 inches of Freshies, after all, WINTER PARK has Wind Powered Chair Lifts!!!!!

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