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Table 47
Top Ten Suppliers, 2001
Company Country MW sold Market share Employment
Vestas Denmark 1630 23.3 % 5,500
Enercon Germany 989 14.1 % 4,100
Neg Micon Denmark 875 12.5 % 1,805
GE Wind Energy USA 861 12.3 % 1,500
Gamesa Spain 649 9.3 % 1,114
Bonus Denmark 593 8.5 % 500
Nordex Germany 461 6.6 % 725
Made Spain 191 2.7 % n.a.
Mitsubishi Japan 178 2.5 % n.a.
REpower Germany 133 1.9 % 300
Source: Systèmes Solaires/EurObserv’ER.
Table 48
Top Three Suppliers for Different Wind Energy Segments, 2001
Position Small-scale turbine Medium-scale turbine Large-scale turbine
class < 750 kW class 750 kW to 1,500 kW class > 1,500 kW
1 Vestas GE Wind Energy Enercon
2 Gamesa Neg-Micon Vestas
3 Enercon Bonus Bonus
Sources: Systèmes Solaires/EurObserv’ER.
Two distinct trends can be observed. First, the manufacturing industry
concentration is driven by economies of scale in turbine manufacturing.
Second is the advent of new suppliers in emerging wind energy countries
whose governments combine energy policy with industrial policy objectives
(Spain, India, Japan).
● Market
The installed capacity of wind energy in Europe has increased by a factor of 30
in the last decade (see Figure 56). Europe is a forerunner in terms of technology,
industry development and market deployment. The global installed capacity of
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