[2][3] Goldwind was a state-owned enterprise before 2007, with largest shareholders including Hexie Health Insurance, China Three Gorges Renewables Group, and the National Social Security Fund, state-controlled corporations holding almost 40% shares.

[3] The funding helped Goldwind open its first assembly plant in Urumqi and sign technology transfer agreement with a German turbine manufacturer Vensys.

With offices and facilities throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas, Goldwind employs over 6,000 staff and, combined, has an installed capacity base of 38 gigawatts (GW) across six continents.

Goldwind is principally engaged in research, development, manufacturing and marketing of large-sized wind turbine generator sets.

The company's major products include 1.5MW, 2.0MW, 2.5MW, and 3MW(S)[8] Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) wind turbine generators.

This German wind turbine with conventional geared drive train is similar to HSW600 and was designed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH.