Markets that Matter: wind turbines, page-2

Vestas bets on geared turbines to propel it to margin goal

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...nes-to-propel-it-to-margin-goal-idUSKBN1FS2X0

Technology

Conventional high-speed geared technology remained the most popular choice last year, accounting for 69.7% of turbines installed in 2018.

Direct drive turbines’ market share dropped last year — 20.8% for permanent-magnet generators (PMGs) and 5.8% for electrically excited synchronous generator (EESG).

GWEC stated this was primarily due to the reduction in the number of turbines installed by German manufacturer Enercon, which favours direct drive technology.



https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1582342/vestas-installed-20-new-turbines-2018

Wrong tram again, Wind Gen DD growing too slowly to provide much towards critical mass NdFeB.