'05: A Tough Year for a Boom

It's too early to tell who's done what market share-wise for turbines in 2005 beyond the smaller guys (REPower - 366 MW).  What you can say is that capturing a chunk of the US's 2,500 MWs was key for positioning - and that over 85% of it went to Vestas and GE.  Gamesa and Enercon dug into each others' markets, while Siemens, Suzlon, REpower, and Ecotécnia also picked up their expansion. 

But perhaps the more important question is: market share at what cost? When Vestas had to push down their profitability targets despite bumping up revenues, and all vendors cite gearbox and component bottlenecks, it's clear it was a tough year to expand.