Abstract
Wind generation has been growing at a healthy average globally over the last
few years, triggered by the fact that more and more countries are realizing
the value of wind energy as a low cost,
clean source for electricity. This has helped create major new business
opportunities for manufacturing and materials innovation in this sector.
Driving the wind industry forward is political action
in response to climate change. The outcome of the COP-15 meeting in Copenhagen
in December this year will be crucial and could result in a significant
stimulus for the industry.
For the last ten years worldwide wind turbine sales have grown approximately
29% annually and wind power is now the world's fastest growing source of
energy. For the next twenty years it is
expected to expand at double-digit rates. Currently like any other sector,
this industry is also being affected by the global financial crisis and 2010
is supposed to be a challenging year for the
global wind turbine industry. However, the silver lining is that though the
global wind installations will not be able to match the record installations
of 2008, a strong rebound is anticipated after
2010 with wind plant investment expected to reach $50 billion annually by
2015. Also the dip in overall wind market demand that has followed the
financial constraints has not constrained wind
industry development & technology innovation.
However, it is anticipated that the market would be a buyer's market and not a
seller's market as the competition is going to heat up, courtesy oversupply
and increasing global competition.
The global wind turbine market is dominated by a small number of original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), but market competition is increasing as new
OEMs enter the industry.
Manufacturers are developing the next generation of wind turbines in the US
and Europe. Government support of markets in Europe, India and other
developing countries, has been largely
responsible for burgeoning sales, providing manufacturers with cash flow to
conduct private development efforts. European manufacturers currently supply
most of the world market for utility-
scale wind turbines and therefore provide the majority of the private
investment in Research and Development.
On the supply chain side, the international wind power industry has been
subject to constraints in certain key components and materials. It is now
considered that the wind turbine industry and its
suppliers should be able to meet an annual demand for new installed capacity
of 50 GW per year by 2012, but only if there is a substantial increase in
production capacity and quality
improvements in the supply of specific materials.
The report begins with a complete and descriptive trace of the historical
origins of wind power which is unique in nature as it provides a perspective
of wind power in the hands of the earliest
innovators of this resource. This if further traced up to the modern wind
power story. The most important cog in the wheel of wind power generation is
the wind turbine which is explained in detail
along with the basics of its operation and the various commercial avenues of
wind power applications in today's economies. Some of the earliest wind power
scenarios made possible by wind
turbines which are historically recorded are also described in brief in order
to create a chronological link up to the presence of wind power even before
our modern economies.
The report also provides quantifiable data to explore the emission impact of
wind power as compared to the more traditional sources of energy which are
mined or pumped from the earth. The
report exhaustively explores the global wind power industry and its newer
source as the offshore wind power net capacities added and installed by region
globally.
The report dedicates an entire section to the global wind turbine technology
and the even elaborates to explain the formula which is applied an industry
standard to calculate the power produced
by any turbine under consideration. One of the key areas in decision making
for any wind turbine application is the efficiency and economy which is to be
derived from the weight and cost
juggernaut. An important area of discussion which is the material used to
develop wind turbines and the associated components is also discussed in this
report.
Since wind turbines have many applications from the smallest to the biggest
this report equips the reader with the key to classify wind turbine projects
by capacity and identify their uses as well
at same time explaining the core of wind turbine technology from the basics
theoretically as well as diagrammatically. The report also enables the user to
understand the reverse chain of wind
turbine production right from the raw materials used to the finished blades
which go on the turbine.
Further, the report explains the applications of pure wind systems and other
systems of energy which work in conjunction with the wind power systems which
are further linking in to grid
connected applications of wind power thereby feeding into any economy. The
important role played by small wind turbine systems across major markets as
Europe, UK and the United States is
also examined in this report. In a commercial capsule the report explains the
global wind turbine market as a pie by the major wind turbine manufacturers
which are present globally. These global
players exercise some competition as well as constantly develop new technology
trends and market activity.
The report provides a numerical base of the wind turbine market by providing
detail on wind turbine market on the demand as well as turbine numbers and
size installed in major markets which
also give an insight on the trends which are being noticed in such established
markets globally. Since every technology needs the credit of the market as a
backbone to grow and prosper; the
recent slowdown of economic activity and its impact on this industry is also
examined in this report. Thereafter, the opportunities which are present in
the wind turbine industry globally as well as
major market profiles are presented in this report with data figures. The
report also uniquely explores the entire supply chain of wind turbines and the
role of OEM's in this vast industry. Some of
the global major players of wind turbine production and their activity is also
provided in this report.
The report also takes an analytical forecast on the strategy moves which will
be rolled out by the various component manufacturing suppliers in the wind
turbine industry as they expect an
economic recovery and lot of activity during 2010. This report also
exhaustively provides a brief profiling of the major industry players in the
wind turbine industry globally.
In a forward looking perspective the report provides a vision on the
technology trends spread across components which can be seen in the near
future in this industry.
Wind is often a part of our daily lives and yet we seem to hitherto miss it as
a daily occurrence. It is often only felt and then the thought is discarded
after a momentary sensation. It often soothes
our senses or excites them depending on the strength of its presence around
us. We may usually ignore this wonder of nature as it only touches our limited
senses and thereby only generates a
limited memory. This may however, change if we really look at the impulse it
generates by the simplest actions of powering a light bulb for us from the
smallest towns to generating water for us
in the biggest plants.
This wonderful resource of nature is known as wind to us and fuel to the
turbine which transforms the energy from this natural resource into a form of
energy which is more useful to us and
thereby much needed for a sustainable future. This sustainable future has to
be slowly but surely weaned away from the much inefficient methods of energy
generation towards cleaner and
earth friendly resources and wind turbines are a step in this direction.
Table of Contents
A. Executive Summary
B. Introduction to Wind Power
- B.1 A Clean Green Energy - Wind Power
- B.1.1 What is Wind Power?
- B.1.2 How does it Work?
- B.2 Brief History of Wind Power
- B.3 Electricity from Wind
- B.4 How do Wind Turbines Work?
- B.5 Wind Power Technology
- B.6 Wind Power Markets
- B.7 Accommodating the Variable Nature of Wind Power
C. Looking at the Wind Turbine Industry
- C.1 Importance of Wind Power
- C.2 Evolution of the Wind Turbine Industry
- C.2.1 Technical Challenge of a Unique Technology
- C.2.2 Aerodynamic Stall
- C.2.3 Fatigue Cycles
- C.2.4 Development of Commercial Technology
- C.3 Market Overview
- C.4 Global Wind Power Industry
- C.5 Global Offshore Wind Power Industry
- C.5.1 Role of Utilities in Offshore Wind
- C.5.2 Supply Challenges
D. Looking at the Wind Turbine Technology
- D.1 Expected Technology Evolution
- D.2 The Generation Technology
- D.3 Weight and Cost
- D.4 Offshore Wind Turbine Technology
E. Operation and Maintenance of Wind Turbines
- E.1 Wind Turbines and Wind Speed
- E.2 Wind Turbine Availability
- E.3 Stand-alone and Grid-connected Small Wind Turbines
F. Materials Used in Current Wind Turbines
- F.1 Market Overview
- F.2 Future Component Development
G. Wind Turbines: Power and Size
- G.1 Overview
- G.2 Small Wind Systems
- G.2.1 Home Average Needs & Wind Turbine Production
- G.3 Large Wind Turbines
- G.4 Mega Wind Turbines Power
- G.5 Micro Wind Turbines
- G.6 Number of Wind Turbines Required
H. How Does a Wind Turbine Work?
- H.1 Components of Wind Turbines
- H.2 Production Methods
- H.3 Raw Materials
- H.4 Architecture of a Modern Wind Turbine
- H.5 Design Drivers for Modern Technology
I. Analysis of Small Wind Turbines
- I.1 Overview
- I.2 Markets and Applications for Small Wind Turbines
- I.3 Evolution of Commercial SWT Technology
- I.4 Isolated Applications
- I.5 Very Small Systems
- I.6 Hybrid Systems
- I.7 Wind-Diesel Systems
- I.8 Grid-Connected Applications
- I.9 Market Development
- I.10 Grid-Connected Systems
- I.11 Technology Trends and Recent Developments
J. Market Facts
- J.1 Overview
- J.2 Competition in the Market
- J.3 Key Market Trends
- J.4 The Demand Side
- J.5 Offshore Market
- J.6 Turbine Numbers and Size
- J.7 Trends in Established Markets
K. Impact of the Credit Crunch on the Global Wind Turbine Industry
L. Wind Turbine Market Opportunities
- L.1 Specific Markets
- L.1.1 Europe
- L.1.2 United States
- L.1.3 China
- L.1.4 India
- L.2 Opportunities in Wind Technology
M. Major Market Profiles
N. Analyzing Industry Trends
- N.1 Competitive Trends
- N.1.1 Market Players
- N.1.2 Large Turbine Manufacturers
- N.2 Trends in the Danish Wind Turbine Market
- N.3 Trends in the German Wind Turbine Market
- N.4 Trends in the Spanish Wind Turbine Market
- N.5 Looking at Tariff Measures
- N.5.1 U.S. Tariff and Nontariff Measures
- N.5.2 Foreign Tariff Measures
- N.6 Trend of Globalization
- N.7 Primary Customers for Wind Turbines
- N.8 Factors Affecting Wind Turbine Demand
O. Analyzing the Wind Turbine Supply Chain
- O.1 Current Situation
- O.2 Specific Conclusions for Key Components and Materials in the Supply
Chain
- O.2.1 Blades
- O.2.2 Gearboxes
- O.2.3 Electric Generators
- O.2.4 Large Bearings
- O.2.5 Power Converters
- O.2.6 Power Transformers
- O.2.7 Castings
- O.2.8 Forgings
- O.3 OEM's in the Wind Turbine Supply Chain
- O.4 Nacelle Components
P. Analyzing Strategy Profiles
- P.1 Overview
- P.2 Blade Manufacturers
- P.3 Gearbox Suppliers
- P.4 Tower Manufacturers
- P.5 Research and Development
Q. Market Forecast
- Q.1 Future Perspective
- Q.2 Future Technology Trends
- Q.2.1 Blade and Rotor Design
- Q.2.2 Generator
- Q.2.3 Manufacturing Specializations
- Q.2.4 Concentration of Manufacturers
- Q.2.5 Off-Grid
- Q.2.6 Grid Connected
R. Leading Industry Players
- R.1 Global Wind Turbine Generators
- R.1.1 Acciona
- R.1.2 Enercon
- R.1.3 Gamesa
- R.1.4 GE Energy
- R.1.5 Goldwind
- R.1.6 Nordex
- R.1.7 Repower Systems AG
- R.1.8 Siemens
- R.1.9 Suzlon
- R.1.10 Vestas
- R.2 Global Gear Box Makers
- R.2.1 Bosch Rexroth AG
- R.2.2 Echesa
- R.2.3 Hansen
- R.2.4 Moventas
- R.3 Global Generator Makers
- R.3.1 ABB
- R.3.2 Shanghai Electric
- R.3.3 NSK
- R.4 Global Blade Manufacturers
S. Appendix
T. Glossary of Terms
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