The Future Cost of Wind Power Market 2015 Research Report

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MarketReportsOnline.com adds "The Future Cost of Wind Power" 2015 market research report of 38 pages to the energy and wind power industry intelligence collection of its ever expanding business research store.

The cost of wind power has continued to fall compared with many other technologies over the past five years and is now approaching the level at which it can compete with conventional technologies. Power from natural gas and coal remains cheaper (without carbon capture and storage) but the steady growth in renewable penetration from both wind and wind power is leading to coal and gas-fired plants operating for less of the time, a factor which adversely affects their economics. On the other hand the low cost of wind power is leading governments to reduce subsidies to wind. By the end of the decade wind power could be the second cheapest source of electricity after natural gas in many markets. Growth of wind power is expected to continue strongly in the major markets of Europe, Asia and North America. Markets in Latin America are advancing more slowly and wind power in Africa remains a rarity. Complete research on the future cost of wind power is available at http://www.marketreportsonline.com/395631.html .

Few key features from the future cost of wind power market research covers analysis of wind power generation technology costs, concepts, drivers and components; assessment of electricity costs for different technologies in terms of the two fundamental yardsticks used for cost comparison, capital cost and the levelized cost of electricity as well as examination of the key wind power generation technologies costs.  India ($1,080/kW - $1,250/kW) and China ($1,360/kW - 1,370/kW) show the lowest capital costs and the USA ($1,830/kW) and Brazil ($1,670/kW) the highest. By 2014 the LCOE for a plan entering service in 2019 had fallen to $204/MWh. The lowest costs recorded in the table are in India, where the LCOE ranges from $47/MWh - $113/MWh, and China where the cost is estimated to be $49/MWh - $93/MWh. The range of levelized costs found for onshore wind was $75/MWh to $150/MWh. Offshore wind had a range of $130/MWh - 285/MWh and large solar PV $165/MWh to $400/MWh.

This wind power market research is primarily targeted for power utility strategists, energy analysts, research managers, power sector manufacturers, wind power developers, investors in renewables systems and infrastructure, renewable energy developers, energy/power planning managers, energy/power development managers, governmental organisations, system operators, companies investing in renewable power infrastructure and generation, investment banks, infrastructure developers and investors, intergovernmental lenders and energy security analysts.

Questions like what is wind power generation going to cost? Which wind power generation technology types will be the winners and which the losers in terms of power generated, cost and viability? Which wind power generation types are likely to find favour with manufacturers moving forward? Can be easily answered with this report on future cost of wind power available at for purchase at http://www.marketreportsonline.com/contacts/purchase.php?name=395631 .

Wind power is capital intensive with most of the investment required upfront. The largest capital cost component is the turbine itself which can account for between 40% and 80% of the total capital cost of an onshore wind installation. Costs offshore are higher because of the more expensive operating environment and the greater difficulty establishing a foundation so the proportion of capital cost taken by the turbine is generally lower than onshore. Turbine cost fell from 1980 until 2002 when prices started to rise again, peaking in 2009 before falling further. Technological advances and greater overall efficiency are continuing to bring costs down. This is feeding into capital cost trends which are following turbine prices by falling. There are regional variations in capital costs, with costs lower in India and China than in Europe or the USA but regional differences are narrowing as the market becomes more global. With capital cost the dominant component of the cost of energy, the levelized cost of electricity from wind plants is falling too and onshore wind is beginning to compete with other technologies, particularly new coal. There is a growing consensus that onshore wind will reach parity in many parts of the world by the end of the decade, if not before. Offshore wind will take longer but could be competing with the main conventional sources of power by the middle or end of the third decade of the century.

Analyzing the Market Outlook of Wind Power in India-2014 is another research report of 200 pages that provides an overview of Indian Wind Power Market, highlighting installed capacity trends, Market Share of Wind Turbine Manufacturers, Investment Trends, Sources of Financing, Cost Economics Involved, Case Studies, PESTLE Analysis of Indian Wind Energy Sector as well as SWOT Analysis of Important Players in Indian Wind Energy Sector.

Companies, active in the Indian wind energy industry, like Suzlon Energy, Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited, Vestas Wind Technology India Private Limited, Wind World India Limited, Global Wind Power Limited, Inox Wind Limited, Kenersys India Private Limited, Regen Powertech Private Limited, GE India Industrial Private Limited, RRB Energy Limited and LM Wind Power Technologies (India) Private Limited are discussed with their SWOT analysis in this research available at http://www.marketreportsonline.com/372872.html .

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