GE No1 wind turbine supplier in 2012, says BTM

GE Wind was the biggest wind turbine supplier in 2012, according to preliminary results from analysts BTM Consult.

GE moves up from third position in 2011 and replaces long-term number-one Vestas in the top spot.

This is the first time that Vestas has been displaced from the leading position since it claimed the spot from NEG Micon in 2000.

GE benefited from its “dominant” position in the US, where the expected expiry of the Production Tax Credit led to a boom in installations of 13.1GW, according to GWEC.

GE’s global market share in 2012 was over 15%, according to BTM. Given that US installations are expected to be between 3-5GW…

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