Market for Small Wind Turbines in Canada

The wind energy industry in Canada has been growing slowly as compared to other countries, primarily due to the lack of low cost of electricity in Canada. However, in recent years with the cost of fossil fuels going up and a global focus on climate change, the Canadian government has begun promoting wind power through several incentives and favorable regulations.

Small wind turbines are lightweight, which allow them to function with the lightest wind. These can be mounted on roof tops like a television antennae, and do not produce much noise. The most commonly used technology for these turbines is Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, but other technologies like Loopwing Turbine (produce very less noise) are also available in the market.

The small wind turbines market in Canada has been growing strong and new installed capacity has been increasing in recent years. With the market generating sales of over $20 million in 2010 itself, the industry is poised to see exponential growth in coming years.

For years, small wind turbines have been used to generate power to charge batteries. Technical developments have increased the efficiencies of these turbines, which are now being used to power homes and businesses. Further, government support and awareness for renewable energy, is likely to help the market for small wind turbines grow rapidly.

In this industry scenario Taiyou Research analyzes the Market for Small Wind Turbines in Canada. The report covers the following:

• An introduction to wind power detailing the definition of wind, history of wind power, the technical concept behind wind power, pros and cons of wind power, as well as the concept of how a wind turbine works. Role of wind power in the environment is also discussed.
• We analyze why wind power should be the energy of choice in today's world, looking at the various benefits of wind power and how power is generated from wind.
• An analysis of wind power technology includes a discussion about the physical factors affecting market development, the various types of turbines available, power output of a turbine, cost of a wind turbine, turbine size and it matters, efficiency factors, lifetime of a turbine, and many other factors are analyzed.
• Moving on to the analysis of the market for small wind turbines, we begin the analysis with a technical definition of what small wind turbines are. History of small wind turbines, their uses and classification, applications of small wind turbines, and the differences between small wind turbines and large wind turbines are included in this introductory section.
• An analysis of small wind turbine technology includes an overview of the technology used for small wind turbines, a look at hybrid systems and standalone systems. Grid connected systems are also analyzed, along with wind-diesel systems. Basic small wind turbine system components such as rotor, turbine tower, generator, gearbox, and others are analyzed.
• Moving on to the analysis of the small wind turbines market in Canada, we profile the industry in an in-depth manner including the regulations impacting the wind power sector segregated by provinces; we include an analysis of the power generated from small wind turbines; the installed capacity of small wind turbines, market revenues as well as the price of small wind turbines in Canada.
• The major players in the global market for small wind turbines are analyzed through a market share profile, and then an analysis of each player. We include an in-depth analysis of the major players in the industry such as Southwest Windpower, Northern Power Systems, Bergey Windpower, Bornay Wind Turbines, Vestas, Sinovel, and many others.

An appendix and glossary of terms along with a description of the research methodology used in this research report completes this in-depth profile of the Market for Small Wind Turbines in Canada.