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Emerson is also working with customers to
chart the future. In China, for example, local
Emerson engineers leveraged our expertise in
uninterruptible power supplies and variable
frequency drives to design the power convertors
needed to make the promise of wind energy
a reality.
Today, Emerson is the rst China-based
manufacturer to supply these convertors, and
we are working with three of that nation’s
largest wind turbine companies. With global-
installed wind power expected to increase at
an average annual rate of 20 percent over the
next ve years, there is a great opportunity
to collaborate across Emerson businesses to
provide additional solutions.
And we aren’t stopping at wind power. Emerson
continues to invest in a wide range of technology
platforms and products that enable customers
around the world to shift electrical power
generation to other sources that reduce carbon
emissions, including solar, nuclear, hydro and
natural gas.
[ 12 ] Emerson 2008
Global-installed  is
expected to grow a year
over the next 5 years.
What drives Emerson’s
success is that our passion
and disciplined processes
translate well across
borders and cultures.