The global wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to expand some 15% between 2017 and 2020, potentially outstripping the build-out of new plant capacity over the same time-period around the world, a poll by Recharge and MAKE Consulting has found.

The survey of industry leaders, carried out annually at the SKF Wind Farm Management Conference, suggests that global wind O&M will continue to show strong growth rates underpinned by government energy policies shifting to provide preferential support for renewables.