Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market size in terms of volume and value 2015-2025
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Report Description<br />
<strong>W<strong>in</strong>d</strong> is one the fastest-grow<strong>in</strong>g energy sources <strong>in</strong> the world. With the accelerat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
electricity consumption <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g threat from the green-house effect <strong>and</strong><br />
consequential environmental degradation, all the <strong>in</strong>dustries are stepp<strong>in</strong>g forward <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
reduction <strong>of</strong> energy consumption <strong>and</strong> loss <strong>of</strong> energy. Though <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the energy<br />
production will meet the dem<strong>and</strong> but it will lead to <strong>in</strong>creased stra<strong>in</strong> on non-renewable<br />
energy sources <strong>and</strong> hence the environment. Commercially more than 80 countries are<br />
now utiliz<strong>in</strong>g the w<strong>in</strong>d energy for electricity-generation. Technological developments<br />
have made it possible for more effective <strong>and</strong> reliable equipment <strong>and</strong> mach<strong>in</strong>ery, which<br />
has resulted <strong>in</strong> the growth <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>in</strong>d energy market.<br />
Traditionally the electricity generation from w<strong>in</strong>d energy was made possible by gearboxoperated<br />
w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>es. In the gearbox-operated w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>es, the shaft is connected<br />
through a gearbox to the generator. This makes the gearbox as the highest-ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
part <strong>of</strong> a w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>e, as it consists <strong>of</strong> multiple wheels <strong>and</strong> bear<strong>in</strong>gs; due to which it<br />
suffers from tremendous stress because <strong>of</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d turbulence. Any defect <strong>in</strong> a s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />
component can halt the function<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>e. In <strong>of</strong>fshore turb<strong>in</strong>es, the<br />
gearboxes have to withst<strong>and</strong> faster w<strong>in</strong>d speeds; mak<strong>in</strong>g it even more vulnerable than<br />
those <strong>in</strong> onshore turb<strong>in</strong>es. Technically, removal <strong>of</strong> the gearbox from the w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>e will<br />
elim<strong>in</strong>ate the most complicated part <strong>of</strong> the mach<strong>in</strong>e. This will result <strong>in</strong> improved<br />
reliability by cutt<strong>in</strong>g downtime <strong>and</strong> repair costs; which is an especially important<br />
consideration for <strong>of</strong>fshore turb<strong>in</strong>es, where it’s quite expensive to send technicians for the<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>tenance. But us<strong>in</strong>g direct drive <strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> a gearbox system has its own challenges<br />
namely cost <strong>and</strong> weight concerns.