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Wind Industry Profile of
04/12/2012
AWEA - Wind power accounted for 35% of new capacity in 2011 in US
U.S. wind installations accounted for 2.9 percent of electric power generation in 2011 and total 46,916 MW to date. In 2011, wind power continued its trend as the No. 2 source of new electric capacity at 35 percent, still behind natural gas.
“Low natural gas prices have made us leaner and meaner and continue to be a driver to make us even more competitive,” said Denise Bode, CEO of AWEA, during a call with reporters. In 2011, more than 75,000 people were employed in the U.S. wind energy sector, including 30,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector.
South Dakota and Iowa lead a record five states that received more than 10 percent of their electricity from wind in 2011. Other states in the top five were North Dakota, Minnesota and Wyoming.
National turbine manufacturing continued to expand in 2011, and the U.S. is now home to 23 turbine manufacturers. This number reflects the overall growth of the American wind industry, as the U.S. had only five turbine manufacturers in 2005, said Elizabeth Salerno, director of data and analysis for AWEA. “As the market expands, we’re getting more companies involved.”
The size of turbines is also increasing, the report revealed. Average turbine size in 2011 was 1.97 MW, an increase from the 1.77 MW average size in 2010. In 2011, a total of 8,750 MW of turbine orders was placed.
The developers with the most 2011 installations were NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Iberdrola and EDP. Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) was the electric utility to add the most wind capacity to its portfolio in 2011.
GE delivered 1,252 turbines, 36.2% of 3,464 from all manufacturers last year, totaling 2GW capacity, 29.4% of the 6.81GW market. Vestas delivered 952 turbines, 27.5% of installations, totaling 1.96GW, 28.9% of the market.
GE’s 1.5-1.6MW platform captured nearly 50% market share, with Vestas’ 1.8MW turbine the second most popular taking more than 17% of all deliveries. However, the average installed turbine capacity rose to 1.97MW from 1.77MW last year, continuing a trend toward larger machines, according to AWEA.
Siemens delivered 534 wind turbines, 15.4% of all shipments, totaling 1.23GW capacity, 18.1% of the market. GE, Vestas and Siemens together continued their dominance of the US market for the sixth consecutive year, grabbing 76.4% of turbines delivered and 79.1% of total megawatts installed.
The Suzlon Group was in distant fourth place with 243 wind turbines installed – 159 Suzlon and 84 REpower – totaling 7% of the market, totaling 506MW capacity – 333.9MW Suzlon and 172.1MW REpower – a 7.4% market share.
Mitsubishi remained in fifth place with 133 turbines delivered totaling 317.8MW, followed by Nordex with 115 deliveries totaling 287.5MW, its best showing in the US market. Clipper was in seventh place with 103 wind turbines delivered totaling 257.5MW, followed by Gamesa in eighth place with 77 wind turbines delivered totaling 154MW, its worst showing here since early last decade.
Rounding out the list of utility-scale turbine suppliers in descending order were Alstom with 25 deliveries, followed by Sany, VENSYS, Samsung, Goldwind, Hyundai, Nordtank, Kenersys, Northern Power, Unison, Sinovel, Nordic, PowerWind and Aeronautica with shipments of five or less.
On a cumulative US market capacity basis through 2011, the GE family of wind turbines including companies it acquired totals 19.07GW, followed by the Vestas family, 9.49GW; the Siemens family, 5.86GW; Mitsubishi, 3.47GW; Gamesa, 2.58GW; Suzlon, 2.49GW; Clipper, 1.45GW; Acciona, 712MW and REpower, 650MW.
There are currently more than 8,300 MW of wind energy projects under construction, reflecting an annual growth rate of 35 percent year after year for the past five years. In 2012, Kansas is expected to install the most wind capacity, with a projected 1,189 MW. Following Kansas is Texas, with 857 MW expected to be installed this year.
The greatest concern to the U.S. wind power market is the scheduled expiration of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) at the end of this year. Wind turbine manufacturers have not yet received any orders for 2013 projects because of the uncertainty surrounding the PTC, Salerno said.
A House bill seeking to extend the existing PTC for wind energy (H.R. 3307, the “American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act”) has garnered the support of 90 cosponsors. Extension legislation was introduced in the Senate on March 15 by seven senators.
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“Low natural gas prices have made us leaner and meaner and continue to be a driver to make us even more competitive,” said Denise Bode, CEO of AWEA, during a call with reporters. In 2011, more than 75,000 people were employed in the U.S. wind energy sector, including 30,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector.
South Dakota and Iowa lead a record five states that received more than 10 percent of their electricity from wind in 2011. Other states in the top five were North Dakota, Minnesota and Wyoming.
National turbine manufacturing continued to expand in 2011, and the U.S. is now home to 23 turbine manufacturers. This number reflects the overall growth of the American wind industry, as the U.S. had only five turbine manufacturers in 2005, said Elizabeth Salerno, director of data and analysis for AWEA. “As the market expands, we’re getting more companies involved.”
The size of turbines is also increasing, the report revealed. Average turbine size in 2011 was 1.97 MW, an increase from the 1.77 MW average size in 2010. In 2011, a total of 8,750 MW of turbine orders was placed.
The developers with the most 2011 installations were NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Iberdrola and EDP. Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) was the electric utility to add the most wind capacity to its portfolio in 2011.
GE delivered 1,252 turbines, 36.2% of 3,464 from all manufacturers last year, totaling 2GW capacity, 29.4% of the 6.81GW market. Vestas delivered 952 turbines, 27.5% of installations, totaling 1.96GW, 28.9% of the market.
GE’s 1.5-1.6MW platform captured nearly 50% market share, with Vestas’ 1.8MW turbine the second most popular taking more than 17% of all deliveries. However, the average installed turbine capacity rose to 1.97MW from 1.77MW last year, continuing a trend toward larger machines, according to AWEA.
Siemens delivered 534 wind turbines, 15.4% of all shipments, totaling 1.23GW capacity, 18.1% of the market. GE, Vestas and Siemens together continued their dominance of the US market for the sixth consecutive year, grabbing 76.4% of turbines delivered and 79.1% of total megawatts installed.
The Suzlon Group was in distant fourth place with 243 wind turbines installed – 159 Suzlon and 84 REpower – totaling 7% of the market, totaling 506MW capacity – 333.9MW Suzlon and 172.1MW REpower – a 7.4% market share.
Mitsubishi remained in fifth place with 133 turbines delivered totaling 317.8MW, followed by Nordex with 115 deliveries totaling 287.5MW, its best showing in the US market. Clipper was in seventh place with 103 wind turbines delivered totaling 257.5MW, followed by Gamesa in eighth place with 77 wind turbines delivered totaling 154MW, its worst showing here since early last decade.
Rounding out the list of utility-scale turbine suppliers in descending order were Alstom with 25 deliveries, followed by Sany, VENSYS, Samsung, Goldwind, Hyundai, Nordtank, Kenersys, Northern Power, Unison, Sinovel, Nordic, PowerWind and Aeronautica with shipments of five or less.
On a cumulative US market capacity basis through 2011, the GE family of wind turbines including companies it acquired totals 19.07GW, followed by the Vestas family, 9.49GW; the Siemens family, 5.86GW; Mitsubishi, 3.47GW; Gamesa, 2.58GW; Suzlon, 2.49GW; Clipper, 1.45GW; Acciona, 712MW and REpower, 650MW.
There are currently more than 8,300 MW of wind energy projects under construction, reflecting an annual growth rate of 35 percent year after year for the past five years. In 2012, Kansas is expected to install the most wind capacity, with a projected 1,189 MW. Following Kansas is Texas, with 857 MW expected to be installed this year.
The greatest concern to the U.S. wind power market is the scheduled expiration of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) at the end of this year. Wind turbine manufacturers have not yet received any orders for 2013 projects because of the uncertainty surrounding the PTC, Salerno said.
A House bill seeking to extend the existing PTC for wind energy (H.R. 3307, the “American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act”) has garnered the support of 90 cosponsors. Extension legislation was introduced in the Senate on March 15 by seven senators.
View AWEA Wind Market Analysis Suite:
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