1. Executive Summary
2. The Wind Blade Market Background and Classifications
2.1. Background of Global Wind Blade Market
2.2. The Blade Manufacturing Process
2.2.1. Hand Lay-up/Wet Lay-up Process
2.2.2. VARTM Process
2.2.3. SCRIMP Process
2.2.4. Prepreg Lay-up Process
2.2.5. SPRINT Technology
2.2.6. Siemens Integral Blade Technology
2.3. Global Wind Blade Categories Based on Wind Turbine Sizes
2.4. Global Wind Blade Evolution
2.4.1. Blade Size Evolution
2.4.2. Blade Manufacturing Process Evolution
2.5. Design Aspect of Rotor Blades
2.5.1. Blade Length and Blade Weight
2.5.2. Design of Airfoils for Wind Turbines
2.5.3. Design Aspect of Rotor Blade Root End
3. Global Wind Blade Market Analysis 2011
3.1. Process Adoption by the Main Blade Manufacturers
3.1.1. Vestas
3.1.2. Gamesa
3.1.3. LM Wind Power
3.2. Wind Blade Manufacturers Market Share
3.3. Regional Wind Blade Market by Volume and Value: 2011
3.4. Global Wind Blade Market by Turbine Categories
3.5. Global Wind Blade Market by Blades Manufacturing Process
3.6. Increased Blade Length Dynamics
3.6.1. Challenges in Scaling Up Blade Length
3.7. Blade Manufacturers, Blade Manufacturing Locations and Blade Customers
4. Global Wind Blade Market Trend 2006-2011
4.1. Overview of the Blade Manufacturing Industry
4.2. Increased Blade Length Dynamics
4.2.1. Bigger Blades, Better Boost
4.3. Regional Wind Blades
4.3.1. Regional Wind Blade Market Trend by Volume: 2006-2011
4.3.2. Regional Wind Blade Market Trend by Value: 2006-2011
4.3.3. Trend of Wind Blade Manufacturing Processes 2006-2011
4.3.4. Trend of Global Wind Blade Segmentation by Different Turbine Categories 2006-2011
5. Global Wind Blade Market Forecast
5.1. Global Wind Blade Forecast
5.1.1. Global Wind Blade Forecast by Value
5.1.2. Global Wind Blade Forecast by Volume
5.2. Future Blade Manufacturing Process Needs
5.3. Regional Wind Blade Market by Value and Volume
6. New Opportunities and Emerging Trends in Global Wind Blade Market
6.1. Opportunities in Global Wind Blade Market
6.1.1. Global Wind Blade Opportunity
6.2. Key Emerging Trends
List of Figures
List of Tables
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List of Figures
Chapter 1.
Figure 1.1: Porter’s Five Forces model for the wind blades manufacturer market
Chapter 2.
Figure 2.1: Process flow in making of rotor blades
Figure 2.2: Material flow chart for the wet hand lay-up process
Figure 2.3: Material flow chart for the VARTM process
Figure 2.4: Material flow chart for the Prepreg lay-up process
Figure 2.5: Wind blade manufacturing plant
Figure 2.6: Wind blade size evolution
Figure 2.7: Wind blade manufacturing process evolution
Figure 2.8: Standard blade lengths for various turbine capacities
Figure 2.9: Effect of blade length on the weight of a blade
Figure 2.10: Blade design with rectangular spar
Figure 2.11: Blade design where blade surfaces work as structural shells
Chapter 3.
Figure 3.1: Wind blade manufacturers market share 2011
Figure 3.2: Wind blade market by volume 2011
Figure 3.3: Wind blade market by value 2011
Figure 3.4: Wind blade market distribution by turbine categories 2011
Figure 3.5: Wind blade market distribution by manufacturing technique 2011
Figure 3.6: Expected progression of average and maximum blade lengths (m)
Chapter 4.
Figure 4.1: Wind blade market trend by value 2006-2011
Figure 4.2: Wind blade market trend by volume 2006-2011
Figure 4.3: Regional wind blade market trend by volume 2006-2011
Figure 4.4: Regional wind blade market trend by value 2006-2011
Figure 4.5: Global wind blade market trend by manufacturing process 2006-2011
Figure 4.6: Global wind blade market trend by turbine size 2006-2011
Chapter 5.
Figure 5.1: Global wind blade market forecast by value 2012-2017
Figure 5.2: Global wind blade market forecast by volume 2012-2017
Figure 5.3: Regional wind blade market forecast by value 2012-2017
Figure 5.4: Regional wind blade market forecast by volume 2012-2017
Chapter 6.
Figure 6.1: Global wind blade opportunity in different regions: 2017
Figure 6.2: Emerging trends in global wind blade market
List of Tables
Chapter 1.
Table 1.1: Market parameters for global wind blade market and attributes of usage
Chapter 2.
Table 2.1: Typical turbine parameters
Table 2.2: Comparison of advantages and disadvantages in hand lay-up, VARTM, and prepreg lay-up processes
Chapter 3.
Table 3.1: Summary of manufacturing techniques used by blade manufacturers
Table 3.2: Regional wind blade market growth rates by volume 2011
Table 3.3: Regional wind blade market growth rates by value 2011
Table 3.4: Global wind blade manufacturers, their blade manufacturing location and blade customers
Chapter 4.
Table 4.1: Growth trend for new wind blade installation by value
Table 4.2: One, three, and five years CAGR trend for global annual wind blade installation (by value)
Table 4.3: Growth trend (2006–2011)for new wind blade installation (by volume)
Table 4.4: One, three, and five years CAGR trend for global annual wind blade installation (by volume)
Table 4.5: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by VARTM process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.6: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by hand lay-up process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.7: Global wind blade manufacturing CAGR by prepreg lay-up process for the last one, three, and five years (by volume)
Table 4.8: Comparison of global annual nominal growth rates (CAGR) of low MW (smaller than 1.5 MW), Medium MW (1.5 MW), High MW (larger than 1.5 MW) wind blade installation (by volume) for the last one, three, and five years
Chapter 5.
Table 5.1: Global growth forecast (2012–2017) for new wind blade installation (by value)
Table 5.2: One, three, and five years CAGR forecast for global annual wind blade installation (by value)
Table 5.3: Growth forecast (2012–2017) for new wind blade installation by volume
Table 5.4: One, three, and five years CAGR forecast for global annual wind blade installation (by volume)