Key trends in this Data Insight include: Europe experienced the first drop in turbine installations, year-on-year, since 2007. Installations dropped from 10.7 GW in 2010 to 10.1 GW in 2011 as demand continued to drop off across Southern Europe and offshore wind failed to sustain its previous growth momentum. Enercon resumed the top European turbine vendor position in terms of capacity installed in the region as Vestas experienced a sharp drop of nearly 800 MW. Vendors are moving into emerging markets as Europe constitutes a shrinking share of global capacity installed, while Eastern European markets increase their overall share of European installations. Second- and third-tier vendors experienced mixed fortunes.
Key trends in this Data Insight include: