Every year wind turbine manufacturers around the globe wait for the analysts' figures: Who is at the top, who slipped, who has been able to hold their own? Navigant Research has now published its latest OEM ranking. An old acquaintance greets from the top.
The bad news first: In 2018, newly installed wind power capacity worldwide fell from 52 GW in the previous year to 50.6 GW. This is due to increasing competition from solar energy and the transition to more sophisticated, market-based competitive incentives for the wind market. In Germany, for example, it was observed that solar energy always prevailed against wind power in technologically open tender ...