WORLD WIND NOW

World Market Update 2013 International Wind Energy Development Forecast 2014-2018

1Q 2014 (Navigant Research)

“…[According to the World Market Update 2013…Global installation in 2013 of 36.13 GW…Vestas recaptures the No.1 position after it lost its leading position to GE Wind in 2012…China regains its title as the world’s largest annual market with 16,088 MW of new wind power installed in 2013…Offshore wind grows over 50% annually in 2013 and lines up for steady growth in Europe…Direct drive turbines take 28.1% of the global market even as traditional DFIG regains popularity…Goldwind’s GW1.5 MW was the most frequently installed wind turbine in 2013…Wind power will deliver at least 2.87% of the world’s electricity in 2014, growing to 7.28% in 2018…Wind power capacity installations in 2014 are expected to rebound with 29.6% growth and]… more than 314 GW of onshore wind requiring service and maintenance was installed by the end of 2013…At least 100 GW of that total is now out of warranty, with responsibility for operations and maintenance (O&M) falling to the owners. Demand for O&M services…is expected to grow at by 40 GW a year from 2013 onward…” click here for more

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