Report Feature
The global wind blade market experienced double-digit growth in 2011 and is anticipated to build on that momentum over the next five years, reaching approximately US $16 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 10% through 2017.
Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the glob
al wind blade market and presents its findings in “Growth Opportunities in Global Wind Blades Market 2012–2017: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis.”Lucintel’s research outlines that the business of generating electricity from the wind is rapidly growing and is set to expand as China, the US, and the Rest of the World (ROW) seek cleaner, more sustainable ways to generate electricity. The market for wind generating equipment is rapidly expanding with strong demand potential from 2012 through 2017.
Europe, North America, Asia, and ROW are forecast to register positive growth. Each region has different growth drivers that will drive the wind blade market. In terms of value, Europe is expected to lead the world followed by Asia in 2017. In terms of volume, Asia is expected to lead.
As per the study, increases in turbine size and longer blades are driving the penetration of high-performance materials. To meet the challenges of increasing blade lengths, manufacturers are exploring the expanded use of both high performing core materials and the use of carbon fiber as a reinforcement material. As larger turbines are built and installed in more difficult environments, there is an overriding requirement to reduce blade weight, putting greater emphasis on the need for stronger and lighter materials, improved blade design, and more efficient processing.
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To make business, investment, or strategic decisions, you need timely and adequate information. Wind blade market report fulfills this core need and is an indispensable reference guide for multi-national material suppliers, product manufacturers, investors, executives, distributors and many more, who are dealing with the wind blade market.
Some of the features of“Growth Opportunities in Global Wind Blades Market 2012–2017: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis” are:
- Global wind blade market size, trend, and forecast in terms of value and volume
- Wind blade market distribution by turbine categories and by manufacturing technique
- Advantage of composites in blade manufacturing for wind energy market
- Composite use in blade manufacturing for global wind blade market
- Porter’s Five Forces model for global wind blade market
- Wind blade opportunity in different regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and ROW
- Growth opportunities in global wind blade market
- More than 30 valuable figures/charts and 19 tables are provided in this roughly 105-page
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
List of Tables
Figure 2.1: Process flow in making of rotor blades
Figure 2.2: Material flow chart for the wet hand lay-up process
Figure 2.3: Material flow chart for the VARTM process
Figure 2.4: Material flow chart for the Prepreg lay-up process
Figure 2.5: Wind blade manufacturing plant
Figure 2.6: Wind blade size evolution
Figure 2.7: Wind blade manufacturing process evolution
Figure 2.8: Standard blade lengths for various turbine capacities
Figure 2.9: Effect of blade length on the weight of a blade
Figure 2.10: Blade design with rectangular spar
Figure 2.11: Blade design where blade surfaces work as structural shells
Figure 3.1: Wind blade manufacturers market share 2011
Figure 3.2: Wind blade market by volume 2011
Figure 3.3: Wind blade market by value 2011
Figure 3.4: Wind blade market distribution by turbine categories 2011
Figure 3.5: Wind blade market distribution by manufacturing technique 2011
Figure 3.6: Expected progression of average and maximum blade lengths (m)
Figure 4.1: Wind blade market trend by value 2006-2011
Figure 4.2: Wind blade market trend by volume 2006-2011
Figure 4.3: Regional wind blade market trend by volume 2006-2011
Figure 4.4: Regional wind blade market trend by value 2006-2011
Figure 4.5: Global wind blade market trend by manufacturing process 2006-2011
Figure 4.6: Global wind blade market trend by turbine size 2006-2011
Table 3.1: Summary of manufacturing techniques used by blade manufacturers
Table 3.2: Regional wind blade market growth rates by volume 2011
Table 3.3: Regional wind blade market growth rates by value 2011
Table 3.4: Global wind blade manufacturers, their blade manufacturing location and blade customers
Table 4.1: Growth trend for new wind blade installation by value
Table 4.2: One, three, and five years CAGR trend for global annual wind blade installation (by value)
Table 4.3: Growth trend (2006–2011)for new wind blade installation (by volume)
Table 4.4: One, three, and five years CAGR trend for global annual wind blade installation (by volume)
Table 4.5: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by VARTM process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.6: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by hand lay-up process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.7: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by prepreg lay-up process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.8: Comparison of global annual nominal growth rates (CAGR) of low MW (smaller than 1.5 MW), Medium MW (1.5 MW), High MW (larger than 1.5 MW) wind blade installation (by volume) for the last one, three, and five years
Table 5.1: Global growth forecast (2012–2017) for new wind blade installation (by value)
Table 5.2: One, three, and five years CAGR forecast for global annual wind blade installation (by value)
Table 5.3: Growth forecast (2012–2017) for new wind blade installation by volume
Table 5.4: One, three, and five years CAGR forecast for global annual wind blade installation (by volume)
Methodology
Lucintel has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 1000 market intelligence reports in various markets / applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. This study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by Lucintel's analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:
- In-depth interviews of the major players in this market
- Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data
- Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
- A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of Lucintel’s professionals, who have analyzed and tracked this market over the years.
Extensive research and interviews are conducted across the supply chain of this market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges, and forecasts. Below is a brief summary of the primary interviews that were conducted by job function for this report.
Thus, Lucintel compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. Lucintel then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process. The figure below is a graphical representation of Lucintel’s research process.
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