Dublin, Dec. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Wind Turbine Database & Benchmarking" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

This report includes a database of 633 commercially available turbines, with 12 key details for each turbine. It also includes benchmarking information on the real-world performance of eight turbine models in Q1 2017.

The report outlines market presence for some popular turbine models, provides expert reviews of the newer models, and analyses turbines' capacity factor trends and key technical developments, as well as manufacturers' business strategies.

The information contained in the wind turbine database was collected by Windpower Intelligence from publicly available information on the wind turbine manufacturers' websites.

Energy production and stop-hours figures for Q1 2017 are extracted from WindMax, a quarterly journal publishing data and technical articles on wind turbine performance.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Turbine Database

• Onshore Turbines
• Offshore Turbines

2 Turbine Performance Benchmarks

• How capacity factors may increase over time

3. Top Five Turbine Manufacturers

• Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE)
• Vestas
• GE
• Enercon
• Goldwind

4. The Most Popular Wind Turbines Worldwide

• Top seven onshore wind turbines
• Top three offshore wind turbines

5. Future Trends For Wind Turbines

• Future turbine developments and challenges
• Larger onshore and offshore turbines
• Larger onshore turbines
• Growth in rotor diameter
• Growth in nameplate capacity
• Growth in hub height
• Larger offshore turbines
• Future trends for turbine generator type and drive systems
• Onshore
• Offshore
• Future price trends

6. New Concepts For Wind Turbines

• Aerodyn's 15MW twin-rotor offshore turbine
• Optimal configuration
• Individual control
• Proven benefits
• Next steps
• 2-B Energy's 6.2MW two-blade prototype
• Two-blade experience
• Long life and reliability
• Acceptance test
• Extended lifespan and better servicing
• Vestas' multi-rotor concept turbine
• Refurbished concept
• New thinking
• Overcoming challenges
• Timeless inspiration

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rsr54l/wind_turbine?w=12

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