Wind Power Generation – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
- Market size and major product and service segments
- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Haymarket Media Group Ltd
Windpower Monthly
https://www.windpowermonthly.com/
Bimonthly trade publication features news and information for the international wind-powered energy business, with online article categories including including business and companies, offshore power, project development, policy and markets, technology, operations and maintenance, and storage and transmission. Free trial subscription that allows limited access to content is available with registration.
American Clean Power Association
Resources available from this trade association include:
Annual Market Report
https://www.awea.org/
Annual report provides an in-depth look at the U.S. wind industry, with topics addressed
in the report including new installations, cumulative capacity growth, offshore project activities, electricity
markets, capacity ownership, industry mergers and acquisitions, new power procurement agreements, turbine
and turbine parts manufacturing, and global supply chain.
Executive summary is available free online.
Quarterly Market Report
https://www.awea.org/
Quarterly report provides a snapshot view of recent activity and trends, with topics
covered including new installations, capacity under construction and in
advanced development, annual and cumulative power capacity growth,
operational power capacity by state, offshore activities, new power purchase
agreements, and merger and acquisition activites. Public version of the report is available
free online.
U.S. Department of Energy
WINDExchange
https://windexchange.energy.gov/
Free online resource provides an extensive selection of information on the wind energy industry, with content sections including current news and events, project development, technical assistance, land-based and offshore utility-scale markets, community and residential distributed markets, policies and incentives, national and state-level maps and charts, and annual reports on markets and technology.
Global Wind Energy Council
Annual Report
https://gwec.net/
Annual report provides a comprehensive review of the global and regional wind energy markets, with topics covered including top markets by site (e.g., offshore, onshore) and region, historical trends for new and total installations by site and region, growing markets to watch, and new installation outlook for each of the next five years by site and region. Reports can be viewed free online with registration.
GlobalData
Wind Power Market
https://store.globaldata.com/
Comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of this sector on a global basis, with information provided for the U.S. including historical and forecast market size, installed capacity by state, owner, and developer, key drivers, restraints, and challenges, influences on economy and environment, and manufacturing, imports, and exports of turbines. Detailed table of contents can be viewed free online.
Grand View Research
Wind Power Market
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/
Market research report provides a detailed analysis of this market sector on a global basis, with data provided in the report including market estimates and forecasts in terms of megawatts and revenues by site location (e.g., onshore, offshore), application (e.g., utility scale, non-utility scale), region (e.g., North America), and major country (e.g., United States). Table of contents can be viewed free online.
BizMiner
Wind Electric Power Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "221115"
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
For more industry research reports and other resources, see the following resource guide.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
Wind Electric Power
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "221115"
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
IBISWorld
Wind Power Generation
(see links for individual reports)
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of annual revenues for establishments that operate turbine generation systems that produce electric power on a utility scale basis (i.e., greater than one megawatt of energy capacity) or on a distributed generation basis (i.e., less than one megawatt of energy capacity) for on-site usage.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
PayScale, Inc.
Wind Electric Power Generation
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as operations manager, project manager, mechanical engineer, project engineer, electrical engineer, field service technician, and maintenance technician, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Avangrid Renewables, Duke Energy Corporation, and NextEra Energy Inc.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wind Electric Power Generation
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for job position categories employed by establishments that operate turbine generation systems that produce electric power on a utility scale basis (i.e., greater than one megawatt of energy capacity) or on a distributed generation basis (i.e., less than one megawatt of energy capacity) for on-site usage.
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