worldwide electric power generation 2009:
41% coal
21% natural gas
2.5% renewables (wind, solar, and biomass)
In 2009, $63 billion was invested in wind turbines worldwide, adding 37.5 gigawatts of new capacity and bringing potential output of electricity from wind to 157.9 gigawatts, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, a Brussels-based industry group. A third of those turbines were installed in China, which doubled its capacity to 25 gigawatts...Prices for turbines have declined by about 15 percent to 1.05 million euros ($1.44 million) per megawatt over the past two years, according to William Young, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance...Alt-energy investment is moving ahead even after world leaders failed to reach a binding agreement limiting emissions from carbon-based fuels when they met in Copenhagen in December 2009.
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Vestas controlled 19% of the turbine market in 2008, but saw its position shrink to around 14% in 2009, according to Danish consultancy MAKE. The biggest shake-up in the list came from Chinese players. Sinovel and Goldwind, which held the 8th and 9th slots last year, rocketed to the 3rd and 5th positions in 2009. There are now as many Chinese firms on the top 10 list as there are German firms – a first for the wind industry. General Electric (no. 3) and Germany’s Enercon (no. 4) rounded out the top five. The top five firms held more than half of the total market. The ranking paints a picture of an industry that is rapidly becoming more geographically dispersed and more competitive. Following on the heels of Goldwind are four firms bearing outsized ambitions and market shares ranging between 5% and 7%: Germany’s Siemens, Spain’s Gamesa, India’s Suzlon and China’s Dongfang Electric.
REpower, which is majority owned by Suzlon and heavily focused on the offshore market, rounded out the list. Suzlon was the world’s third largest turbine maker last year if REpower’s output is included within its own figures.
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Suzlon Energy Limited:
Suzlon ranked as the world's third leading wind turbine supplier in terms of market share in 2008 (12%, if combined with RePower). Suzlon has ranked as the leading manufacturer in the Indian market for ten consecutive years, maintaining over 50% market share. Suzlon has its corporate offices in Pune, India and the company's global spread reflects in its projects and markets portfolio - extending across Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America. Suzlon is a highly vertically integrated wind turbine manufacturer with manufacturing capability along the full value chain – from components to complete wind turbine systems. www.suzlon.com |
