Broadwind (BWEN) 10-Q 2012 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) for the periods ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter C. Duprey, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(i)            the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)           the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 8, 2012
	/s/ PETER C. DUPREY
	Peter C. Duprey
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.