WIND ENERGY - A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT   

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Wind Energy in Megawatts. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa/Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 154 companies including many key and niche players such as American Electric Power, AES Corporation, Cielo Wind Power, LP, Enel SpA, Enercon GmbH, Green Mountain Energy Company, GE Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, Shell Windenergy Inc., Suzlon Energy Limited, TransAlta Wind, and Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Code : MCP-1193
Price : $4500
Companies : 154
Pages : 426
Date : January 2011
Market Data Tables : 141

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.......1  
   Disclaimers.......2  
   Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.......3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.......3
Product Definition and Scope of Study.......3
Wind Energy.......3
  
   Study Highlights.......41$100
   Outlook .......5
Future Shift.......5
Clean Energy Trends: The Changing Face of the Future.......5
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   Wind Industry: Polishing Up for a Larger Global Role.......6
Wind Energy Market Raises a Toast Towards a Bright Future.......6
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   The Outer Boundaries of Possibilities: Year 2020.......7
Trends & Issues.......7
Renewable Energy Continues to Expand Despite Economic Slowdown.......7
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   Robust Developments in Wind Energy Sector to Continue in Near Term.......81$100
   Offshore Market to Sail Ahead of Onshore.......9
A Market for Capturing the Winds!.......9
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   Unraveling the Power of the Wind.......10
What Makes Winds a Clean, Safe & Affordable Source of Energy?.......10
Prospects of Wind Energy: Mystifying Favoritism?.......10
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   Wind Energy Research Projects Get a Shot in the Arm.......11
Europe and Asia-Pacific: Dominating the Wind Energy Industry.......11
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   Denmark: A Model for Wind Energy Adoption.......121$100
   Developing World – An Upcoming Region.......13
Growing Trend towards Off-Shore Wind Farms Across Western Europe.......13
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   Surging Wind Energy Industry Fans Demand for Wind Turbines.......14
Transforming Paradigms of Wind Energy.......14
Whither the Wind Blows: A Statistical Fact Sheet Tracking Capacity Trends.......14
Trends in New Capacity Additions.......14
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   Table 1: Worldwide New Capacity Installations in the Wind Energy Market: 2001-2010 (Capacity Additions In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......151$350
   Table 2: Worldwide Leading Countries for New Capacity Installations in Wind Energy Market (2009 & 2010) – China, US, Spain, Germany, India, France, Italy, Canada, UK, Portugal, and Others (Capacity Additions In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......16
Trends in Cumulative Capacities.......16
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   Table 3: Worldwide Leading Countries for Wind Energy (2009 & 2010): Installed Capacity in MW for China, US, Germany, Spain, India, Italy, France, UK, Portugal, Denmark, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......171$350
   Table 4: Worldwide Leading Countries for Wind Energy Installed Capacity (2010): Percentage Breakdown for China, US, Germany, Spain, India, Italy, France, UK, Portugal, Denmark, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......18
Wind Energy Caught “in the thick” Despite Expectations of Spectacular Growth.......18
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   Factors Influencing the Market.......19
Growing Environmental Concerns.......19
Increasing Regulations.......19
Rising Electricity Consumption & Energy Prices.......19
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   Decreasing Costs of Wind Energy.......20
Factors Responsible for Decreasing Costs of Wind Energy Generation.......20
Promotion Systems for Wind Energy.......20
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   Spiraling Effect of International Wind Energy Incentives.......21
Technological Advancements in Wind Turbines & Other Components.......21
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   Flawed Infrastructure Continues to Haunt the Wind Industry.......22
Gearboxes and Geared Motors - Transformation Undertaken by the European Manufacturers.......22
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   Major Markets – An Overview.......23
China.......23
Table 5: Wind Energy Capacity in China: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......23
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   The United States.......24
Table 6: Wind Energy Capacity in the United States: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......24
Germany.......24
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   Table 7: Wind Energy Capacity in Germany: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......25
Spain.......25
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   Table 8: Wind Energy Capacity in Spain: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......26
India.......26
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   Table 9: Wind Energy Capacity in India: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......27
Emerging Markets – An Overview.......27
Brazil.......27
Canada.......27
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   Table 10: Wind Energy Capacity in Canada: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......28
The Netherlands.......28
Table 11: Wind Energy Capacity in the Netherlands: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......28
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   The United Kingdom.......29
Table 12: Wind Energy Capacity in the United Kingdom: 2008-2010 (In Megawatts) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......29
Market Structure.......29
Structural Overview of the Global Wind Energy Market.......29
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   Classification of Environment Driven & Energy Driven Markets.......301$100
   Leading Players in the World Market for Wind Turbines.......31
Table 13: Worldwide Leading Wind Turbines Manufacturers (2008 & 2009): Percentage Breakdown of Installations By Players -Vestas, GE, Sinovel, Enercon, Goldwin, Gamesa, Dongfang, Suzlon, Siemens, REpower and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......31
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   Wind Power: A Natural Renewable Energy Source.......32
Wind Energy - Basics.......32
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   Description.......33
Benefits of Wind Generated Electrical Power.......33
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   Typical Factors Impeding Widespread Deployment of Wind Energy.......34
Wind Speed – An Important Factor for Power Generation.......34
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   Wind Energy Exploitation & Development: Economic Viability.......35
Improving the Value of Wind Electricity.......35
Cost Reduction.......35
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   Identifying Locations for Prospective Wind Farms.......36
Reduction of Uncertainties.......36
Reduction of Environmental Impact.......36
Infrastructure Development.......36
Implementing Favorable National & International Environmental & Energy Policies.......36
Education & Human Resource Development.......36
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   Cost Structure of Wind Energy.......37
Consistency of Wind Speeds.......37
Technical Design Lifetime of Turbines.......37
Amortization Period.......37
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   Building Wind Farms Making the Right Choice.......38
Table 14: Worldwide Leading Wind Farm Operators (2007): Ranked by Megawatt Capacity Operated – Babcock & Brown Windpartner, Iberdola, Acciona Windpower, Florida Power & Light, EDP Electricidade de Portugal, and Longyuan Electric Power Group (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......38
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   Offshore Wind Energy: The Next Great Leap for the Wind Industry.......39
Table 15: Worldwide Offshore Projects with Installed Capacity in MW: 1990-2008.......39
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   Offshore Wind Energy, Wave Energy & Tidal Energy – Ocean Based Electricity Generators.......40
Offshore Wind Energy.......40
Wave Energy.......40
Tidal Energy.......40
Future of Ocean Based Power.......40
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   Wind Turbines: A Definition.......42
Design Configurations of Wind Turbines.......42
Horizontal and Vertical Axis Designs.......42
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   Number of Blades.......43
Table 16: % Commercial Wind Turbines (of over 30 kW) with 1, 2 & 3 Blade Designs (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......43
Variable Speed Designs.......43
A Working Model of a Wind Turbine.......43
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   Wind Energy and Wind Turbine – Notable Facts.......44
Small Wind Turbines: Contraptions of Simplicity & Efficiency.......44
Large/Hybrid Power Wind Turbines: A Technical Insight.......44
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   Hybrid Power Wind Turbines: The Latest in Vogue.......45
Wind Energy Component Manufacture – An Untaken Business Opportunity.......45
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   Table 17: Leading Players in the Global Yaw and Pitch Drive Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown by Volume Sales for Bonfiglioli, Comer, Zollern, Nanjing, Brevini, Liebherr, Nabtesco, Rexroth, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......461$350
   Energy Portfolio of Industrialized & Developing Countries.......47
After Fossil Fuels What?.......47
Biomass Energy.......47
Geothermal Power.......47
Hydropower.......47
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   Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy.......48
Solar Thermal Energy.......48
Wind Power Energy.......48
Renewable Energy Poised to Scale New Heights.......48
European Renewable Market – An Opportunity for the US Clean Energy Companies.......48
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   Is Fossil Fuel Run Automobiles Becoming a Concept of the Past?.......491$100
   Wind Energy: ‘The Green Push’.......50
Wind Energy Going Easy on the Environment.......50
Impact of Wind Energy on the Environment.......50
Television & Radio Transmission Disruptions.......50
Impact on Birds/Wildlife.......50
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   Noise Pollution.......51
Visual Effects.......51
Navigational Hazards.......51
Erosion.......51
Current Regulatory Stance.......51
The Kyoto Protocol: Cracking the Whip on Fossil Fuel Emissions.......51
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   Carbon Credit: An Innovative Approach to Curb GHG Emissions.......521$100
   Gamesa Introduces G97 2MW Turbine in North America.......53
Iberdola Unveils International Wind Power Monitoring System in the US.......53
GE Unveils New Variant of 2.5MW Wind Turbines in Germany.......53
Siemens Introduces New Gearless Wind Turbine.......53
GE to Introduce 2.5MW Wind Turbine in North America.......53
Vestas Launches V112-3.0 MW Offshore Turbine.......53
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   Siemens Introduces 3.6MW Wind Turbine.......54
Sinovel Develops 3MW Wind Turbine.......54
Earthtronic Unveils Honeywell Wind Turbine.......54
StatoilHydro Unveils Novel Floating Turbine.......54
Gravitec Introduces Rescue System for Wind Turbines.......54
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   Cascade Unveils Wind Turbine System for Homeowners and Businesses.......55
Dow Launches AIRSTONETM Systems for WIND ENERGY.......55
Acciona Introduces Tatanka Wind Farm.......55
Solar Night Industries Launches Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbine.......55
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   Cuba Opens First Wind Power Project.......56
Endesa Europe Launches Lehaucourt Wind Farm.......56
So Siegfriedsen Develops Wind Energy Plant.......56
PacWind Releases Proprietary Wind Energy Applications.......56
Chinese Developers Display New Wind Power Generator.......56
Eurus Launches First Wind Power Project.......56
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   GE Unveils New Version of 2.5xl Wind Turbine.......57
Texas Based Inventor Develops Wind Energy Conversion System.......57
Second Wind Unveils New SCADA Node.......57
Canadian Government Launches Wind Energy Mapping Software.......57
GE Energy Introduces 1.5xle Unit.......57
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   Vexcel Builds New Software Solution.......58
REpower Displays New Wind Turbine at German Wind Energy Trade Fair.......58
GE Energy Introduces New Wind Turbine Technology.......58
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   Enercon Starts Production of New Turbines.......591$100
   Cleanfield to Merge with WePOWER.......60
WindPower Innovations to Take Over Energetic Drives and XH Industries.......60
Wind Works Power Corp. Acquires Zero Emission People LLC.......60
Iberdrola Renovables Acquires El Andevalo Wind Farm.......60
Constellation Energy Takes Over Criterion Wind Power Project.......60
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   Xtreme Power, First WIND Sign Collaboration Pact.......61
Suzlon Secures 18MW Wind Energy Contract From GSFC.......61
Nalco to Establish Wind Energy Project in India.......61
GE Pockets ScanWIND.......61
Enel Buys Minority Interest in Geronimo Wind Energy.......61
Terra Firma Acquires EverPower.......61
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   Navajo Acquires GJCL.......62
FPL Energy Renames to NextEra Energy Resources.......62
Martifer and Hirschfeld Form JV.......62
PG&E Collaborates with Iberdola Renewables to Take Over Wind Power Plant.......62
Azuro Energy Collaborates with Raum Energy.......62
US-REG and A-Power Ink Agreement.......62
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   Nordic Windpower USA Secures Contract for 19 Wind Turbine Projects.......63
Wind Works Power Corp. Buys Stake in Six Wind Energy Projects.......63
GE to Establish Wind Turbine Plant in India.......63
Suzlon’s Subsidiary to Divest Stake in Hansen.......63
Suzlon Energy to Take Over Honiton Energy Holdings.......63
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   EDP Acquires Hydra Energy’s Wind Energy Projects.......64
Clipper Windpower Collaborates with BP.......64
GE Inks Agreement with Invenergy.......64
Dakota To Develop Utility Scale Wind Projects.......64
Dominion Attains 50% Stake in BP’s Flower Ridge Project.......64
GE Bags Major Contract from RES.......64
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   TransAlta To Develop Wind Project in Canada.......65
MSPL To Expand Energy Capacity.......65
Suzlon Receives Repeat Order from HWE.......65
Pacific Hydro Inks Agreement with Suzlon.......65
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   Wind Energy America Acquires Boreal.......66
HWE Places Order for Wind Turbines to Suzlon.......66
GE Energy Bags Major Contract from EDP.......66
CIRI Partners with EnXco.......66
E.ON Pockets Airtricity North America.......66
Freenergy and Vardar Acquires Tooma Tuulepark.......66
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   Babcock & Brown Acquires Bluewater Wind.......67
AEP Inks Agreement with Camp Grove.......67
AES to Expand Buffalo Gap Facility.......67
AES Acquires Wind Energy Projects from GE.......67
EMG Pockets Goat Mountain.......67
Canadian Hydro Developers Pockets Le Nordais Facility.......67
SkyPower Divests Terrawinds Project.......67
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   Suez Acquires Ventus.......68
Marubeni Acquires Majority Stake in Oak Creek.......68
Fersa Acquires Majority Stake in Estonian Est.......68
Iberdrola Pockets CPV.......68
Hendricks Pockets Roug.......68
Greentech Expands Wind Energy Portfolio.......68
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   GDF Acquires Nass and Wind.......69
EDP Pockets HWE.......69
Ampal Partners with Clal.......69
AES Forms Alliance with Guohua.......69
Suzlon Acquires REpower.......69
BP to Begin Construction of 5 US Wind Power Projects.......69
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   Airtricity Completes Forest Creek Wind Farm.......70
EMG and USWF Collaborate for Developing Wind Farms.......70
enXco Inks O&M Agreement for Camp Grove.......70
Finavera Renewables Enters into a Purchase Agreement for 150MW Canadian Project.......70
Midwest Wind Energy to Construct 100MW Wind Farm.......70
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   Canadian Hydro Buys Vector Wind Energy of Ottawa for C$5.3 million.......71
TransAlta and New Brunswick Sign Long-Term Power Contract.......71
RWE Joins Forces with Suzlon for Wind Energy Project.......71
Suncor Energy and Acciona Commence Construction of Ontario Project.......71
Siemens Bags Large Order for Wind Turbines.......71
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   Endesa Acquires Italian Wind Power Capacity from Gamesa.......72
Elecnor and Endesa Partner to Develop Marine Wind Energy Projects in Spain.......72
EUFER Begins Construction of Galicia Wind Farms.......72
Theolia Forms a Strategic Alliance with GE Energy Financial Services.......72
EdP Expands Investment in Wind Energy.......72
Shell Wind Energy Completes Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Project.......72
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   American Electric Power (US).......73
AES Corporation (US).......73
Cielo Wind Power, LP (US).......73
Enel SpA (Italy).......73
Enercon GmbH (Germany).......73
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   Green Mountain Energy Company (US).......74
GE Energy (US).......74
NextEra Energy Resources (US).......74
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   Shell WindEnergy, Inc. (US).......75
Suzlon Energy Limited (India).......75
TransAlta Wind (Canada).......75
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark).......75
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   Table 18: World Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacities by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......761$350
   Table 19: World Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......771$350
   Table 20: World Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......781$350
   Table 21: World Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin America Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......791$350
   Table 22: World 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Installed Annual Capacity for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin American Markets for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......801$350
   Table 23: World 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Capacity Additions for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East & Africa, and Latin American Markets for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......811$350
   A. Market Analysis.......82
Current & Future Analysis.......82
Brief Overview of the American Wind Energy Market.......82
United States: Waking From the Rip Van Winkle Slumber.......82
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   Table 24: Leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers in the US (2009): Breakdown of Turbine Installed Capacity and Number of Turbines for GE Energy, Vestas, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and Suzlon (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......83

Table 25: Leading US Wind Energy Owners by Cumulative Installed Capacity (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......83
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   Table 26: Leading US States by Percentage of Power Generated From Wind (2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......84

Table 27: Leading US States by Cumulative Installed Capacity in Megawatts (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......84
Factors Influencing Wind Energy Growth in the US.......84
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   Trends & Issues.......85
Expanding Market for Small Wind Turbines in US.......85
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Provides Impetus to the Market.......85
PTC Extension Restores Market Momentum.......85
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   US Sheds its Image of a Major Consumer of Fossil Fuels.......861$100
   A Peek into the Resurgence of Wind Energy in the US.......87
Key Developmental Concerns.......87
Technologies.......87
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   Inadequate Transmission Infrastructure.......88
Transmission Penalties - A Drag on Competitiveness.......88
Farmers in the US – The Supreme Beneficiaries of Wind Energy.......88
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   Table 28: Largest Wind Farm Projects in the US (2010).......891$350
   A Windmap of Windpower Status.......90
California.......90
Illinois.......90
Minnesota.......90
Texas.......90
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   Iowa.......91
Washington.......91
Key Players.......91
Navitas Energy.......91
TXU Energy.......91
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   B. Market Analytics.......92
Table 29: US Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......92

Table 30: US Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......92
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   Table 31: US Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......93

Table 32: US Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......93
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   A. Market Analysis.......94
Current & Future Analysis.......94
A Brief Overview of the Canadian Wind Energy Market.......94
Drawn by the Piper’s Tune.......94
Trends & Issues.......94
Canada: High on Winds.......94
Ontario – A Leader in the Making.......94
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   Table 33: Wind Energy Market in Canada (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Installed Capacity (In MW) by leading Province –Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Colombia and Newfoundland and Labrador (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......95
Kyoto Plan – Major Benefit for Wind Energy Expansion.......95
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   Changing Phase in Canadian Wind Energy Industry.......96
Key Player Review.......96
Suncor Energy Inc........96
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   B. Market Analytics.......97
Table 34: Canadian Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......97

Table 35: Canadian Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......97
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   Table 36: Canadian Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......98

Table 37: Canadian Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......98
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   A. Market Analysis.......99
Current & Future Analysis.......99
A Brief Overview of the Japanese Wind Energy Market.......99
Catching Up with the Winds.......99
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   B. Market Analytics.......100
Table 38: Japanese Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......100

Table 39: Japanese Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......100
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   Table 40: Japanese Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......101

Table 41: Japanese Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......101
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   A. Market Analysis.......102
Current & Future Analysis.......102
Trends & Issues.......102
EC’s New Proposals for Promoting Wind Energy & Other Renewables.......102
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   A Prelude to the Wind Industry in Europe.......103
Table 42: Energy Mix Evolution in the EU (1998 & 2008): Percentage Share Breakdown by Elements – Coal, Nuclear, Large hydro, Fuel Oil, Natural Gas, Wind, Biomass and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......103
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   Table 43: Electricity Market in Europe (2008): Percentage Breakdown of New Capacity Addition by Fuel Source – Natural Gas, Wind, Nuclear, Coal, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......104
The Green Certificates System Catching Up with Europe.......104
EU Renewables Directive: Creating Potential Partnerships.......104
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   Competitive Structure of the Wind Power Market in the European Union.......105
Potential Increase in Wind Power Capacity.......105
Table 44: Wind Power Capacity Increase in Europe (2009-2020): Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Countries –Germany, Spain, UK, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Greece, Iceland and Others (In GW) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......105
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   Table 45: EU Electricity Production from Wind Energy (2000-2030): Annual Breakdown by Methods -Onshore and Offshore (In TWh) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......106

Table 46: Wind Energy Market in Europe (2009-2030): Breakdown by New Capacity, Decommissioning and Total Capacity (In GW) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......106
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   B. Market Analytics.......107
Table 47: European Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity by Geographic Region – Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......107
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   Table 48: European Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region – Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1081$350
   Table 49: European Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity by Geographic Region – Germany, Spain, Denmark, Italy, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Greece, France, Portugal, Austria and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1091$350
   Table 50: European Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region – Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1101$350
   Table 51: European 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Installed Annual Capacity for Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Rest of Europe for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1111$350
   Table 52: European 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Capacity Additions for Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Rest of Europe for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1121$350
   A. Market Analysis.......113
Current & Future Analysis.......113
Market.......113
Single Energy Act for Easy Growth.......113
Table 53: Leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers in Austria (2007) – Percentage Breakdown of Turbine Installed Capacity for GE Wind Energy, Vestas, Enercon, REpower, Jeumont, Gamesa, Windmaster and Nordex (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......113
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   B. Market Analytics.......114
Table 54: Austrian Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......114

Table 55: Austrian Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......114
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   Table 56: Austrian Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......115

Table 57: Austrian Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......115
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   A. Market Analysis.......116
Current & Future Analysis.......116
A Brief Overview of the Danish Wind Energy Market.......116
Powering up Growth Engines.......116
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   Demystifying the Success of the Danish Wind Industry.......117
Danish Wind Turbines: An Embodiment of Commercial Success.......117
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   B. Market Analytics.......118
Table 58: Danish Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......118

Table 59: Danish Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......118
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   Table 60: Danish Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......119

Table 61: Danish Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......119
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   A. Market Analysis.......120
Current & Future Analysis.......120
An Overview of Wind Energy Sector.......120
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   B. Market Analytics.......121
Table 62: French Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......121

Table 63: French Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......121
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   Table 64: French Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......122

Table 65: French Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......122
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   A. Market Analysis.......123
Current & Future Analysis.......123
A Brief Overview of the German Wind Energy Market.......123
An Illustrious Model for the Aspiring Global Wind Industry.......123
New Renewable Energy Law Spurs Wind Energy Expansion.......123
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   Table 66: Leading Sources of Energy in Germany – Ranked by Their Popularity on a Scale of 1-10 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......124

Table 67: Leading Wind Turbines Manufacturers in Germany (2009): Percentage Breakdown by Turbine Installed Capacity for Enercon, Vestas, REpower Systems, Fuhrlander, Nordex, GE Energy, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......124
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   Key Player.......125
B. Market Analytics.......125
Table 68: German Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......125

Table 69: German Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......125
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   Table 70: German Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......126

Table 71: German Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......126
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   A. Market Analysis.......127
Current & Future Analysis.......127
A Brief Overview of the Grecian Wind Energy Market.......127
A Windy Greece Promises Much.......127
A Grecian Scenario.......127
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   B. Market Analytics.......128
Table 72: Greek Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......128
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   Table 73: Greek Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......129

Table 74: Greek Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......129
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   Table 75: Greek Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1301$350
   A. Market Analysis.......131
Current & Future Analysis.......131
A Brief Overview of the Italian Wind Energy Market.......131
Zeroing In on the Benefits of Green Energy.......131
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   Table 76: Wind Energy Market in Italy (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Installed Capacity (In MW) by leading Regions (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......132
Leading Wind Energy Producers & Turbine Manufacturers.......132
Leading Wind Turbine Component Suppliers in Italy.......132
Key Player.......132
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   B. Market Analytics.......133
Table 77: Italian Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......133

Table 78: Italian Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......133
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   Table 79: Italian Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......134

Table 80: Italian Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......134
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   A. Market Analysis.......135
Current & Future Analysis.......135
A Brief Overview of the Wind Energy Market in the UK.......135
Heading Towards a Green Future.......135
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   Trends & Issues.......136
Ready for Expansion.......136
UK’s Large Wind Farms in Operation.......136
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   UK Takes the Cue from Offshore Winds.......1371$100
   Government Promotes Offshore Wind Farms.......1381$100
   B. Market Analytics.......139
Table 81: United Kingdom Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......139

Table 82: United Kingdom Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......139
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   Table 83: United Kingdom Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......140

Table 84: United Kingdom Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......140
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   A. Market Analysis.......141
Current & Future Analysis.......141
A Brief Overview of the Spanish Wind Energy Market.......141
Spotlight on Southern Europe’s Powerhouse of Wind Energy.......141
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   Changes do not Impact Wind Industry Growth.......142
Wind Developers in Spain.......142
Table 85: Leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers in Spain (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Installed Capacity for Gamesa, Vestas, Acciona, Ecotecnia, Navantia-Siemens, GE Energy, Enercon, and Nordex (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......142
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   B. Market Analytics.......143
Table 86: Spanish Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......143

Table 87: Spanish Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......143
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   Table 88: Spanish Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......144

Table 89: Spanish Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......144
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   A. Market Analysis.......145
Current & Future Analysis.......145
A Brief Overview of the Wind Energy Market in the Netherlands.......145
Taking a crack at Green Energy.......145
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   B. Market Analytics.......146
Table 90: Dutch Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015. (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......146

Table 91: Dutch Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......146
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   Table 92: Dutch Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......147

Table 93: Dutch Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......147
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   A. Market Analysis.......148
Current & Future Analysis.......148
Leading Wind Energy Developers and Turbine Manufacturers.......148
B. Market Analytics.......148
Table 94: Portuguese Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......148
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   Table 95: Portuguese Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......149

Table 96: Portuguese Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......149
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   Table 97: Portuguese Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1501$350
   A. Market Analysis.......151
Current & Future Analysis.......151
A Brief Overview of Select Markets.......151
Sweden.......151
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   Table 98: Operating Wind Farms (>15MW) in Sweden (2008): By Capacity (In MW) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1521$350
   Table 99: Wind Farms Under Construction in Sweden (2008-2012) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......153
Czech Republic.......153
Norway.......153
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   Poland.......154 1$100
   Table 100: Operating Wind Farms (>20MW) in Poland (2009): By Capacity (In MW) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1551$350
   Turkey.......156
Table 101: Wind Farm Projects Under Construction in Turkey (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......156
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   B. Market Analytics.......157
Table 102: Rest of Europe Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......157

Table 103: Rest of Europe Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......157
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   Table 104: Rest of Europe Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......158

Table 105: Rest of Europe Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......158
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   A. Market Analysis.......159
Current & Future Analysis.......159
Key Players.......159
Enercon (India) Ltd (India).......159
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   B. Market Analytics.......160
Table 106: Asia-Pacific Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity by Geographic Region - India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......160

Table 107: Asia-Pacific Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region - India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......160
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   Table 108: Asia-Pacific Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity by Geographic Region - India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......161

Table 109: Asia-Pacific Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions by Geographic Region - India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Independently Analyzed in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......161
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   Table 110: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Installed Capacity in Megawatts for India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1621$350
   Table 111: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Wind Energy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Capacity Additions in Megawatts for India, China, Australia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1631$350
   A. Market Analysis.......164
Current & Future Analysis.......164
A Brief Overview of the Chinese Wind Energy Market.......164
Renewable Energy Sources – Need of the Hour.......164
Law on Renewable Resources – Promoting Alternate Energy.......164
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   Wind Energy – High Potential for Growth.......165
China to Dominate Worldwide Developments in the Wind Energy Sector.......165
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   Table 112: Leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers in China (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Turbine Sales for Sinovel, Goldwind, Dongfang (DFEM), Vestas, Gamesa, Suzlon, Nordex, Acciona, GE and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1661$350
   B. Market Analytics.......167
Table 113: Chinese Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......167

Table 114: Chinese Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......167
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   Table 115: Chinese Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......168

Table 116: Chinese Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......168
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   A. Market Analysis.......169
Current & Future Analysis.......169
A Brief Overview of the Indian Wind Energy Market.......169
A Developing Pioneer of Wind Energy.......169
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   Indian Wind Energy Industry – Marching Ahead.......170
Renewable Energy Act, 2005.......170
Renewable Energy Market in India – A Primer.......170
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   Leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers.......171
Table 117: Wind Turbine Market in India (2008): Percentage Share Breakdown by Leading Manufacturers –Suzlon, Vestas, RRB and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......171
B. Market Analytics.......171
Table 118: Indian Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......171
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   Table 119: Indian Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......172

Table 120: Indian Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......172
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   Table 121: Indian Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1731$350
   A. Market Analysis.......174
Current & Future Analysis.......174
A Brief Overview of the Australian Wind Energy Market.......174
Huge Prospects Lie Within.......174
Major Challenges.......174
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   Potential Opportunities.......175
Key Wind Energy Projects in Australia: 2001 - 2009.......175
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   Industry Structure.......1761$100
   Outlook.......177
Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd – A Key Player.......177
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   B. Market Analytics.......178
Table 122: Australian Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......178

Table 123: Australian Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......178
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   Table 124: Australian Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......179

Table 125: Australian Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......179
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   A. Market Analysis.......180
Current & Future Analysis.......180
New Zealand.......180
Table 126: Operating Wind Farms in New Zealand (2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......180
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   B. Market Analytics.......181
Table 127: Rest of Asia-Pacific Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......181

Table 128: Rest of Asia-Pacific Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......181
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   Table 129: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......182

Table 130: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......182
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   A. Market Analysis.......183
Current & Future Analysis.......183
B. Market Analytics.......183
Table 131: Middle East & Africa Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015. (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......183
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   Table 132: Middle East & Africa Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......184

Table 133: Middle East & Africa Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......184
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   Table 134: Middle East & Africa Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......1851$350
   A. Market Analysis.......186
Current & Future Analysis.......186
The Cost Curve.......186
Competition.......186
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   What Does It Take to Develop the Wind Energy Market in Latin America?.......187
Brazil.......187
Table 135: Leading Wind Farms in Brazil (2009): Breakdown By Capacity Installations (In MW) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......187
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   Mexico.......188
Table 136: Leading Wind Energy Projects Currently in Operation in Mexico (2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......188

Table 137: leading Wind Energy Projects Under Construction in Mexico (2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......188
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   B. Market Analytics.......189
Table 138: Latin America Current & Future Analysis of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......189

Table 139: Latin America Current & Future Analysis of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......189
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   Table 140: Latin America Historic and Recent Past Review of Installed Wind Energy Capacity in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......190

Table 141: Latin America Historic and Recent Past Review of Wind Energy Capacity Additions in Megawatts for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).......190
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Total Companies Profiled: 154 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 188)

Region/Country Players

The United States 73 Canada 21 Japan 4 Europe 70 France 5 Germany 13 The United Kingdom 12 Italy 5 Spain 11 Rest of Europe 24 Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 20
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