European wind O&M market growth will continue to outpace new-build installations as developers sweat existing assets, but spending on wind farm upkeep is expected to slow slightly in the next two years, according to a survey by Recharge and MAKE Consulting.

Polling of 140 industry decision-makers at the 2016 SKF Wind Farm Management Conference supported forecasts of a near-10% year-on-year upward trend for the global sector, towards a €20bn {$22.6bn)