This paper analyzes the impact of the increase in wind turbine demand from 2005 to 2009 on U.S. production and trade. The results of this analysis indicate that wind turbine imports rose substantially, but not as fast as U.S. production. Rising demand for wind turbines led to both a significant...

This paper examines shifts in U.S. wind turbine trade from 2009 to 2010. The results of this analysis indicate that U.S. wind turbine imports decreased significantly from 2009 to 2010 due to a decline in the size of the U.S. market, lower wind turbine prices, several foreign producers'...

Chinese wind turbine exports increased from $2.9 billion in 2017 to $7.2 billion in 2021, including a $2.2 billion increase from 2020 to 2021. The rise in exports reflects the increasing competitiveness of Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in foreign markets, Western OEMs exporting...

This paper examines the evolution of U.S. wind turbine nacelle manufacturing and trade from 2012 to 2020. The results of this analysis indicate that the U.S. wind turbine nacelle manufacturing industry contracted starting in mid-2012, with ten nacelle plants closing during 2012–20. The three...

Over the last five years, wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced onshore wind turbine blade production capacity in developed countries. Onshore blade production (which is a labor-intensive process) for markets outside of China is increasingly located in countries with low...

China emerged as a major exporter of wind turbine nacelles during 2011–20, a significant shift from the prior decade when almost all Chinese production was sold domestically. Both China-headquartered and Western original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increased nacelle exports from China