Overview:

Summary

This report gives an in-depth analysis of the global small wind energy market and provides forecast estimates up to 2013. The research analyzes the key trends, major issues and growth opportunities in global small wind market and tracks the average turbine size from 2001 to 2008. Elaborate profiling of major industry participants, information on major small wind farm projects and analysis of important news and deals provide insight into the competitive scenario in the global small wind industry. This coupled with detailed information on the regulatory framework and key policies governing the industry provide a comprehensive understanding of the market for small wind power.

Scope

• The report provides detailed analysis of key issues and challenges for present and potential small wind market players globally.

• The report covers detailed qualitative analysis of the market scenario and analysis of key countries such as the USA and UK

• The report covers technological analysis, cost analysis, distribution channel analysis of small wind turbines.

• The report details historical and forecast statistics along with growth estimates installed capacity for small wind power from 2004 to 2013.

Reasons to buy

• The report will enhance the decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner. It will allow the user to:

• Identify key growth and investment opportunities in the Global small wind power market

• Identify key partners and business development avenues

• Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s growth potential by developing strategies based on the latest operational and regulatory events

• Identify key strengths and weaknesses of important small wind power markets

• Facilitate decision-making based on strong historic and forecast data

Companies Mentioned

Northern Power Systems, Inc
Southwest Windpower Company
Entegrity Wind Systems Inc
Proven Energy Limited
Bergey WindPower Co

1 Table of Contents

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Small Wind Technology

2.1 Small Wind Vs Large Wind

2.2 Small Wind System Components

2.3 Small Wind Technology Advancement

2.4 Small Wind Technology Trends

2.5 Small Wind Turbine, Analysis by power range

2.5.1 Turbines with Power Ratings less than 1 kW

2.5.2 Turbines with Power Ratings 1 kW to 10 kW

2.5.3 Turbines with Power Ratings 10 kW to 100 kW

3 Small Wind Market Analysis

3.1 Small Wind Market, Market Dynamics

3.1.1 Small Wind Market, Market Characteristics

3.2 Small Wind Market, Market Forces Analysis

3.2.1 Small Wind Market, Key Drivers

3.2.2 Small Wind Market, Key Challenges

3.3 Small wind Cost Analysis

3.3.1 Small Wind Turbine, Cost comparison between rural pole and urban roof mounted turbine

3.4 Small Wind Turbine Distribution Channel Analysis 264 Global Small Wind Power Market

4.1 Global Small Wind Power Market, Market Overview

4.2 Global Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Annual Capacity, 2004-13

4.3 Global Small Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share, 2008

5 Small Wind Power Market, Key Country Analysis

5.1 US Small Wind Power Market, Market Overview

5.2 US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Capacity, 2001-13

5.3 US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-2013

5.4 US Small Wind Power Market, On-Grid/ Off-Grid Split, 2006-08

5.5 US Small Wind Power Market, Split by power range 2006-08

5.6 US Small Wind Power Market, Carbon Savings, 2001-13

5.7 US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Homes Powered, 2001-13

5.8 US Small Wind Power Market, Share of US manufacturers in domestic market

5.9 US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Market for Exports, 2006-13

5.10 US Small Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2004-13

5.11 UK Small Wind Power Market, Market Overview

5.12 UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Capacity, 2005-13

5.13 UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2005-2013

5.14 UK Small Wind Power Market, Capacity addition by power range, 2005-08

5.15 UK Small Wind Power Market, Number of units installed by power range, 2005-08

5.16 UK Small Wind Power Market, On-Grid/ Off-Grid Split, 2005-08

5.17 UK Small Wind Power Market, Carbon Savings, 2001-13

5.18 UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Homes Powered, 2001-13

5.19 UK Small Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2005-13

6 Global Small Wind Market, Product Information

6.1 Global Small Wind Market, Technical details of turbine models

7 Northern Power Systems, Inc., Company Snapshot

7.1 Key Information

7.2 Company Overview

7.3 Business Description

7.3.1 Business Overview

7.4 Major Products and Services

7.5 History

7.6 Competitors

7.7 Key Employees

7.8 Key Employee Biographies

7.9 Locations and Subsidiaries

7.9.1 Head Office

8 Southwest Windpower Company, Company Overview

8.1 Key Information

8.2 Major Products and Services

8.3 Competitors

8.4 Key Employees

8.5 Locations and Subsidiaries

8.5.1 Head Office

9 Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., Company Overview

9.1 Key Information

9.2 Major Products and Services

9.3 Competitors

9.4 Key Employees

9.5 Locations and Subsidiaries

9.5.1 Head Office

9.5.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries

10 Proven Energy Limited, Company Overview

10.1 Key Information

10.2 Major Products and Services

10.3 Competitors

10.4 Key Employees

10.5 Locations and Subsidiaries

10.5.1 Head Office

11 Bergey WindPower Co., Company Overview

11.1 Key Information

11.2 Major Products and Services

11.3 Competitors

11.4 Key Employees

11.5 Locations and Subsidiaries

11.5.1 Head Office

12 Appendix

12.1 About Alternative Energy Etrack

12.2 Methodology

12.2.1 Coverage

12.2.2 Secondary Research

12.2.3 Primary Research

12.2.4 Expert Panel Validation

12.3 Contact Us

12.4 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Global Small Wind Turbine Market, Technical parameters for small wind turbines

Table 2: Global Small Wind Turbine Market, Cost Comparison for Rural pole and Urban rood mounted turbines, 2008

Table 3: Global Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity,(MW), 2004-13

Table 4: Global Small Wind Power Market, Manufacturers Share, (kW, %), 2008

Table 5: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity,(MW), 2001-13

Table 6: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity,(MW), 2005-13

Table 7: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical On-Grid/Off-Grid Split, Units, 2006-08

Table 8: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical On-Grid/Off-Grid Split, (kW), 2006-08

Table 9: The US Small Wind Power Market, On-Grid/Off-Grid Split by power range,(kW), 2008

Table 10: The US Small Wind Power Market, Split by power range,(%), 2006-08

Table 11: The US Small Wind Power Market, Split by power range, (%), 2006-08

Table 12: US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Carbon Savings, Thousand Tons, 2001-13

Table 13: US Small Wind Power Market, Number of Homes Powered, 2001-13

Table 14: The US Small Wind Power Market, Split by power range, (%), 2006-08

Table 15: US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Annual Export Market, 2006-13

Table 16: US Small Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, US$ Million, 2004-13

Table 17: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, (MW), 2005-13

Table 18: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, (MW), 2005-13

Table 19: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annual installed capacity by power range, (MW), 2005-08

Table 20: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annual installed capacity by power range, (%), 2005-08

Table 21: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Cumulative capacity split by power range, (%), 2005-08

Table 22: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annually installed units by power range, (MW), 2005-08

Table 23: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annually installed units by power range, (%), 2005-08

Table 24: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annually installed units by power range, (MW), 2005-08

Table 25: The UK Small Wind Power Market, Annually installed units by power range, (MW), 2005-08

Table 26: UK Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Carbon Savings, Thousand Tons, 2005-13

Table 27: US Small Wind Power Market, Number of Homes Powered, 2001-13

Table 28: UK Small Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, US$ Million, 2005-13

Table 29: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, AIR X

Table 30: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, Skystream 3.7

Table 31: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, EW50

Table 32: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, AOC 15/50

Table 33: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, PROVEN 3.2

Table 34: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, Excel- S 10.0 kW

Table 35: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, Bergey XL.1

Table 36: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, R9000

Table 37: Global Small Wind Market, Product Information, NorthWind 100

Table 38: Northern Power Systems, Inc., Key Facts

Table 39: Northern Power Systems, Inc., Key Employees

Table 40: Southwest Windpower, Key Facts

Table 41: Southwest Windpower, Key Employees

Table 42: Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., Key Facts

Table 43: Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., Key Employees

Table 44: Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., Other Locations

Table 45: Proven Energy Limited, Key Facts

Table 46: Proven Energy Limited, Key Employees

Table 47: Bergey WindPower Co., Key Facts

Table 48: Bergey WindPower Co., Key Employees

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Small Wind Turbine, Basic Turbine Components

Figure 2: Small Wind Turbine, Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT)

Figure 3: Small Wind Turbine, Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)

Figure 4: Small Wind Technology, Stand Alone (off-grid) Small Wind system

Figure 5: Small Wind Technology, Grid Connected Small Wind system

Figure 6: Small Wind Technology, Hybrid Electric Systems

Figure 7: Small Wind Market Analysis, Procedure for installing a small wind turbine

Figure 8: Small Wind Industry, List of Stakeholders

Figure 9: Small Wind, Cost Breakdown for Rural pole mounted turbine, 2008

Figure 10: Small Wind, Cost Breakdown for Urban pole mounted turbine, 2008

Figure 11: Global Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, (MW), 2004-13

Figure 12: Global Small Wind Power Market, Manufacturers Share, (kW, %), 2008

Figure 13: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, (MW), 2001-13

Figure 14: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, (GWh), 2001-13

Figure 15: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical On-Grid/Off-Grid Split, Units, 2006-08

Figure 16: The US Small Wind Power Market, Historical On-Grid/Off-Grid Split, (kW), 2006-08

Figure 17: The US Small Wind Power Market, On-Grid/Off-Grid Split by power range,(kW), 2008 38