2017 is an “inflection point” for 4MW turbines in the European onshore wind market, with these larger machines now set to begin stealing ever more market share, before rendering the long-dominant 2MW platform a “niche product” by the early 2020s, Make Consulting told WindEurope 2017.
As recently as 2011, turbines rated at 2MW or lower utterly dominated the European market, accounting for 90% of all onshore installations, Shashi Barla, a technology consultant at Make told the "Onshore wind: where do we go next?" session.
