DESCRIPTION

Being an emerging fuel source a decade ago, wind energy has grown rapidly into a mature and booming global industry, primarily due to global concerns over climate change, energy security and declining costs of wind power generation. Despite the near term slowdown, the long term prospects of wind power remains bright with the major economies getting serious about cutting carbon emissions. It is estimated that total wind installed capacity across the world will grow at a CAGR of 19.75% between 2008 and 2015 to 425GW by 2015.

The report – Trends in Global Wind Power Markets (2009) – analyzes worldwide trends and recent developments in the wind energy technology. The report starts off with a brief overview of the global wind energy market which contains data on global wind energy deployment, current installed capacity and outlook for the industry. The report then discusses various factors that are affecting the wind power market, from growth drivers to market barriers. After that, report discusses in detail various policy trends that have impacted the wind power market in recent years, covering national and international policy agreements and initiatives taken across the globe to support wind power technology. Cost and pricing related trends are also presented to give current and future generation costs. Finally, the report investigates developments and trends in top 10 countries across the world (based on installed capacity in 2008). For each of these countries, report covers current installation trends, government policy and support and future projections for the wind capacities.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. GLOBAL WIND ENERGY MARKET
a. History of Wind Energy
b. Global Wind Turbines Installations (2008)
c. Future Potential of Wind Power (Till 2015)

III. MARKET DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES
a. Growth Drivers
i. Security of Energy Supply
ii. Growing Concerns over GHG Emissions and Pollution
iii. Volatile Fuel Prices
iv. Technological Developments
v. Government Support
vi. Economic Benefits
b. Challenges and Barriers
i. Supply Issues
ii. Landscape and Land Use
iii. Sound Emissions
iv. Transmission Issues
v. Environmental Concerns
vii. Danger to Birds and Animals

IV. POLICY TRENDS
a. Legally Binding Targets for Renewable Energy
b. Specific Policy Mechanisms
c. Electricity Market Reform
d. International Action on Climate Change
e. Reform of International Financing
f. Country Specific Initiatives

V. COST AND PRICING TRENDS
a. Turbine Costs
b. Installation Costs
c. O&M Costs
d. Avoided Conventional Energy Costs
e. R&D Costs
f. Pricing Trends
g. Other Trends

VI. TRENDS IN TOP 10 GLOBAL MARKETS
a. United States
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. China
e. India
f. Italy
g. France
h. United Kingdom
i. Denmark
j. Portugal

VII. APPENDIX

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: World – Wind Power Cumulative Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 2: World – Wind Power Annual Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 3: Top 10 Countries by Total Installed Capacity (2008)
Figure 4: Top 10 Countries by Annual Installed Capacity (2008)
Figure 5: World – Forecast for Wind Power Installed Capacity (2008-2015)
Figure 6: World – Forecasted Distribution of Wind Installed Capacity by Region (2015)
Figure 7: Price Range of Modern Wind Turbines
Figure 8: United States – Total Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 9: United States – Map of Wind Installed Capacity by States (2008)
Figure 10: Germany – Total Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 11: Germany – Wind Power Installed Capacity by State (2008)
Figure 12: Germany – New Capacity Market Share of Manufacturers (2008)
Figure 13: Spain – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 14: Spain – Map of Wind Power Installation (2009)
Figure 15: Spain – Market Share of Leading Wind Farm Owners (2008)
Figure 16: China – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 17: India – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 18: Italy – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 19: Italy – Map of Wind Installed Capacity by Region (2008)
Figure 20: Italy – Market Share of Leading Wind Energy Producers (2008)
Figure 21: Italy – Market Share of Leading Turbine Manufacturers (2008)
Figure 22: France – Total Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 23: France – Map of Wind Installed Capacity by Region (2008)
Figure 24: France – Market Share of Turbine Manufacturers (2008)
Figure 25: United Kingdom – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 26: United Kingdom – Wind Power Installed Capacity by Region (2008)
Figure 27: Denmark – Total Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 28: Denmark – Map of Offshore Wind Farms with Capacity (2008)
Figure 29: Portugal – Wind Power Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 30: Portugal – Market Share of Turbine Manufacturers (2008)

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Incentives for Wind Power Production Incentive
Table 2: United States – Wind Power Installed Capacity in States (2008)
Table 3: United States – Ownership of Installed Capacity by Utilities (2008)
Table 4: United States – Annual Installation Capacity by Manufacturer (2005-2008)
Table 5: Spain – Wind Power Installation by Region (2007-2008)
Table 6: Spain – Market Share and Installed Capacity of Top 10 Manufacturers (2008)
Table 7: United Kingdom – Wind Projects of Commissioned in 2008
Table 8: United Kingdom – Offshore Wind Projects at the End of 2008
Table 9: Wind Power Total Installed Capacity in Selected Countries (2000-2008)
Table 10: Wind Energy CDM Projects (As on February 1, 2009)