【出版时间及名称】：2010年3月全球风电行业研究报告
        【作者】：摩根大通
        【文件格式】：pdf
        【页数】：31
        【目录或简介】：
Table of Contents
Companies associated with this report.........................................................................2
The United States Has a Large, Geographically Diversified
Wind Resource .........................................................................4
14 States Now Have More Than 1GW of Installed Wind Capacity.............................5
Wind Already Generates a Significant Percentage of Electricity in Many States........7
The US Wind Turbine Market Overview..................................8
The US Wind Market Has Had a Turbulent Past .........................................................8
We Believe the Wind Industry Will Enjoy Significant 25%+ Growth Over the Next
Three Years................................................................................................................10
Installed Wind Capacity Has Grown Significantly Over The Past 10 years..............11
The US Wind Turbine Market Is Getting Increasingly More Competitive As It
Grows.........................................................................................................................13
Transmission Will Be a Limiting Factor, Eventually............15
Offshore Wind Resources Are Strong, but Development Is
Likely to Be Slow....................................................................16
An Overview of US Wind Subsidies......................................17
The Production Tax Credit (PTC) Will Remain in Place Until the End of 2012 .......17
The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) ..............................................................................18
The ITC Only Lasts Until the End of 2010, Sort of…...............................................19
The Economics of Wind Energy............................................19
Wind Turbines Keep Getting Bigger, Electricity Production Costs Continue to Fall19
Basic Wind Concepts.............................................................22
Swept Area: Determines How Much Energy Each Turbine Can Generate................22
Wind Speed: The Power of the Wind Is Exponential ................................................23
Height: Taller Is Better ..............................................................................................23
Not All the Energy Can Be Captured- the Betz Limit ...............................................24
Wind Turbine Blades Look Like Airplane Wings for a Reason ................................24
Capacity Factor ..........................................................................................................24
Commodity Costs Play a Large Role in Wind Turbine Electricity Production Costs25
Cost Breakdown of an Installed Wind Turbine ....................25