Global small wind turbines market is anticipated to witness an exponential growth in the forecast period. Small wind turbines are connected to the grid through the power suppliers or they can stand alone (off-grid). The factors that propel the growth of the market include growing investments in renewable energy, cost efficiency of the wind energy, and the technical innovations and presence of key end users.
On the other hand, there is a factor that may hamper the growth of the market including the decreasing cost of solar PV modules. Market is anticipated to expand at a significant CAGR in the upcoming period as the scope, product types, and its applications are increasing across the globe.
Market could be explored by product type, power rating, application, end user and geography. Market by product type could span Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine and Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine. The ss, and tall towers that capture a huge amount of wind energy.
Based on power rating, the market could be categorized into up to 50 kW and 51-100 kW capacity range. The
Small wind turbines market could be explored by application as On-Grid and Off-Grid. The s anticipated to grow high in the years to come. Market could be explored based on the end user as Hospital, Municipal and Government and Airport.
APAC accounted for the major share of the small wind turbines market in 2017 and will continue to lead in the forecast period. The factors that could be attributed to the growth include growing preference towards the acceptance of small wind turbines for generation of electricity and occurrence of offshore and onshore counties with good wind speeds for installations of small wind turbines in this region.
Some of the key players that fuel the growth of the small wind turbines market comprise Kingspan Group Plc, Bergey Wind Power Co, Northern Power Systems Inc, Shanghai Ghrepower Green Energy Co., Ltd., Xzeres Wind Corp, City Windmills Holdings PLC, Endurance Wind Power Inc, Fortis Wind, Kliux Energies, Aeolos Wind Energy Ltd, and among others. The leading companies are taking up partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures in order to boost the inorganic growth of the industry.