DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/461071/the_world_wind_pow) has
announced the addition of the "The World Wind Power Report Ed 6 2009" report to
their offering.
This report provides an outline of the world wind energy industry and market,
with market surveys of each of 5 major markets and 20 intermediate markets,
together with national policies and support plans and incentives. Analysis of
the manufacturing base, supply chain, wind power developers and owners.
Historical analysis from 1990 and forecasts of capacity to 2012. National
targets and incentives are listed. Factors affecting wind power are outlined and
crucial issues such as variability and intermittency, dispatchability, capacity
factors and capacity credits are discussed and assessed.
Outline of the report:
* The development of wind energy: the market in 2008
* The future of wind power, 2009 to 2012
* Assessment of factors affecting wind power; terminology, issues and the
operational experience of the most experienced wind power operators
* Wind Industry Supply Chain- vertical integration, supply chain in the
electro-technical industry, raw material, lead times, turbine production
capacity, components balance of plant, tire 1 and tier 2 - rotor blades, gear
boxes, bearings, cast iron and forged components, towers, transformers
* Wind Farm Developers and Owners
* Manufacturing Base
* Off-Shore Wind Power - on the cusp
Executive Summary:
The wind power market has grown rapidly in the last ten years and is currently
the fastest growing power source, contributing more than any other renewable.
Global installed capacity reached 121 GW by the end of 2008 and is lead by five
large markets. The USA has the largest installed base with 25 GW, followed by
Germany with 24 GW, then Spain, China and India. These countries contribute 73%
of global capacity. In the last two years another 10 countries have joined the
'1 GW Club' and are set to build capacity to rival the leaders and other
countries are making significant growth. ABS forecasts global wind capacity will
reach 230 GW by 2012, with the US and China leading, Germany and Spain are not
far behind. After that, the size of the US and Chinese energy markets will draw
them inexorably ahead of the world. Because of its high cost, along with other
renewables, the wind power market has been heavily subsidised by governments in
order to drive investment. The fit of wind power into the generating spectrum of
base, intermediate and peak load is discussed in the Wind Power Report.
Conventional power sources such as coal, biomass and nuclear, have capacity
factors of 65 % to 90%, which means they are suited to provide base load power.
In comparison, wind power has a capacity factor ranging from 20% to 40%
depending on conditions and a much lower capacity credit, the amount of
conventional capacity it can displace. Various governments have recently
announced huge wind power programmes, some at enormous cost to the tax payer and
the energy consumer, but they never announce its real contribution to total
available capacity. ABS discusses these important issues in the Wind Power
Report.
Key Topics Covered:
THE WIND POWER REPORT
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
* Wind power development in 2008
* Wind power development in 2009
* Outlook to 2012
* Offshore developments to 2012
* Long term outlook: 2020
* Renewables subsidies
* Manufacturing base
* Turbine technology
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND ENERGY: THE MARKET IN 2008
3. THE FUTURE MARKET FOR WIND POWER; 2009 - 2012
4. AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING WIND POWER
5. NATIONAL POLICIES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
6. NATIONAL WIND POWER MARKETS AND SUPPORT PLANS; MAJOR MARKETS
7. NATIONAL WIND POWER MARKETS AND SUPPORT PLANS; INTERMEDIATE COUNTRIES -
EUROPE
8. NATIONAL WIND POWER MARKETS AND SUPPORT PLANS INTERMEDIATE COUNTRIES - ASIA
PACIFIC
9. NATIONAL WIND POWER MARKETS AND SUPPORT PLANS INTERMEDIATE COUNTRIES - AFRICA
10. NATIONAL WIND POWER MARKETS AND SUPPORT PLANS INTERMEDIATE COUNTRIES -
AMERICAS
11. WIND INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN
* The wind industry supply chain
* Vertical integration
* Background to the supply chain in the electro-technical industry
* Raw materials
* Lead times
* Wind turbine production capacity
* Components - Balance of plant, Tier 1 and Tier 2 capacity
* Rotor blades
* Gear boxes
* Bearings
* Cast iron and forged components
* Towers
* Transformers
12. WIND FARM DEVELOPERS AND OWNERS
13. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WIND ENERGY COMPARED WITH OTHER FORMS OF
ENERGY
14. MANUFACTURING BASE
* Vestas
* GE Energy
* Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica
* Enercon
* Siemens Power Generation
* Suzlon
* REpower Systems AG
* Mitsubishi
* Nordex
15. OFFSHORE WIND POWER - ON THE CUSP
* Operating offshore wind farms
* The benefits
* The challenges
* Costs
16. FORECASTING A NEW TECHNOLOGY - EXPERIENCE CURVES AND PROGRESS RATIOS (PR)
17. DEVELOPMENT OF WIND TURBINE SIZE
For more informationand a sample please visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/461071/the_world_wind_pow
Research and Markets
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