GLOBAL WIND TO SLOW, THEN GO

Wind Turbine Supply Chain Strategies: 2011–2025
July 2011 (IHS Emerging Energy Research)

"While the wind industry continues to face the challenges of the global recession, including credit scarcity, wavering remuneration support, and fewer orders in several key markets, the sector was able to surpass 2009 levels of turbines delivered, with over 39 GW of delivered capacity in 2010. However, the full impact of the global economic downturn has not yet been entirely overcome, as 2011 looks to witness the first drop in deliveries before recovering from 2012 onwards."

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"Capacity investments and facility expansions continue to remain challenged in some markets due to a drop in orders. However, as some regions are more affected than others, these shifting demand centers across all regions reveal structural changes in the industry that also point to changing growth dynamics…As component manufacturers follow turbine vendors into emerging and growing markets, the growing significance of regional supply is expected to drive supply chain expansion forward…"