Wind and Other Electricity Generation in Australia

Overview

A second wind: Increased investment in the industry has prompted revenue to soar

IBISWorld’s Wind and Other Electricity Generation market research report is a comprehensive guide to market size and growth prospects. Our industry reports offer strategic industry analysis of the factors influencing companies, including new product developments, economic, lifestyle and demographic influences, distribution and supply chain factors and pricing issues. Full analysis accompanies our data forecasts to illustrate how the market responds to emerging industry trends.

REPORT SNAPSHOT

Industry Threats & Opportunities

  • Government incentives to promote renewable energy generation have supported revenue growth
  • Wholesale electricity prices have been exceptionally volatile
  • The Finkel review proposed a Clean Energy Target to supersede the Renewable Energy Target in 2020

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    Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

    Companies in the Wind and Other Electricity Generation industry use a range of renewable inputs, such as wind and solar power, to generate electricity. Major players include diversified gentailers such as AGL, along with operators focused on renewable energy, such as Infigen and Tilt Renewables. Many participants have entered the industry over the past decade to address their obligations under the Renewable Energy Target (RET), which has been present in various forms since 2001. The target refers to a mandated share of energy that large energy users must draw from renewable sources of energy generation. The RET has fostered investment and intense competition in the industry over the past five years...

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    Industry Report - Industry Locations Chapter

    The industry's business locations depend on access to renewable resources and energy infrastructure that is required to distribute electricity to wholesale and retail markets. Electricity volume losses can occur when electricity is transported over long distances, but wind and other electricity generators are not always located close to population and business centres. Due to the time that it takes to build new generation capacity, changes in electricity generation levels and business locations tend to occur slowly in the industry.

    The business locations of players in South Australia and Victoria are typically close to renewable energy sources, and population centres and major markets. Thi..

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    Additional Insights for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry

    IBISWorld identifies 250 Key Success Factors for a business.The most important for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry are

  • Ability to negotiate successfully with regulators
  • Ability to educate the wider community
  • Economies of scale

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    Industry Products

    What is the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry?

    Industry companies generate electricity using renewable sources of energy such as wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, biomass and other energy sources. The industry excludes the use of small-scale photovoltaic systems, also known as solar panels, which are installed by households.

    Industry Products
    Wind electricity generation
    Bioenergy electricity generation
    Large-scale solar electricity generation
    Geothermal and tidal electricity generation
    Industry Activities
    Wind electricity generation
    Tidal electricity generation
    Large-scale solar electricity generation
    Geothermal electricity generation
    Bioenergy electricity generation
    Electricity generation from other renewable energy sources

    Table of Contents

    About this Industry
    Industry Definition
    Main Activities
    Similar Industries
    Additional Resources
    Industry at a Glance
    Industry Statistics Snapshot
    Industry Structure
    Executive Summary
    Industry Performance
    Executive Summary
    Key External Drivers
  • Electricity service price
  • Demand from electricity retailing
  • Public concerns over environmental issues
  • Demand from fossil fuel electricity generation

    • Current Performance
  • The wholesale market and electricity prices
  • Investment
  • Energy policy
  • Chart: Revenue Growth

    • Industry Outlook
  • Potential policy changes
  • Investment
  • Table: Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry Revenue Outlook

    • Industry Life Cycle
  • Life cycle reasons
  • Chart: Benchmarking - Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry Lifecycle vs The Economy

    • Products & Markets
    Supply Chains
    Key Buying Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail Trade
  • Electricity Retailing
  • Consumers

    • Key Selling Industries
  • Heavy Industry and Other Non-Building Construction
  • Heavy Machinery Repair and Maintenance
  • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • Power Automation Products and Other Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

    • Products & Services
  • Wind electricity generation
  • Bioenergy electricity generation
  • Large-scale solar electricity generation
  • Geothermal and tidal electricity generation
  • Chart: Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry Products and Services Segmentation

    • Demand Determinants
    Major Markets
  • Manufacturers
  • Consumers
  • Businesses
  • Utility providers
  • Primary producers
  • Other
  • Chart: Major Market Segmentation for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry

    • International Trade
    Business Locations
    Chart: Business Locations by State
    Competitive Landscape
    Market Share Concentration
    Key Success Factors
    Cost Structure Benchmarks
  • Chart: Cost Structure Benchmarking – Sector vs Wind and Other Electricity Generation

    • Basis of Competition
  • Internal competition
  • External competition

    • Barriers to Entry
  • Table: Barrier to Entry Checklist for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry

    • Industry Globalization
    Major Companies
    AGL Energy LimitedInfigen EnergyTilt Renewables Limited
  • Table: AGL Energy Limited - financial performance
  • Table: Infigen Energy - financial performance
  • Table: Tilt Renewables Limited - financial performance

    • Operating Conditions
    Capital Intensity
  • Chart: Level of Capital Intensity for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry
  • Chart: Tools of the Trade: Growth Strategies for Success

    • Technology & Systems
    Revenue Volatility
  • Chart: Volatility vs Industry Growth

    • Regulation & Policy
    Industry Assistance
    Key Statistics
    Table: Industry Data for the Wind and Other Electricity Generation Industry
    Includes:
  • Industry Revenue (2009-2023)
  • Industry Gross Product (2009-2023)
  • Establishments (2009-2023)
  • Businesses (2009-2023)
  • Employment (2009-2023)
  • Wages (2009-2023)

    • Table: Annual Percentage Change for Key Industry Data
    Table: Key Ratios for Industry Key Data
    Jargon & Glossary
    Bagasse
  • A waste product from sugar cane processing that can be used to generate energy.
    • Biomass
  • Biological material such as wood, sugar cane and municipal waste that can be converted to energy, heat or gas.
    • Gentailer
  • An integrated energy generator and retailer.
    • Gigawatt
  • A unit equal to 1,000 megawatts.
    • Gigawatt Hour
  • The energy that is required to power 10 million 100-watt units, such as light globes, for an hour.
    • Megawatt
  • A unit equivalent to one million watts.
    • Renewable Energy Certificates (Recs)
  • RECs allow particular entities to meet their renewable energy responsibilities and create a second market for industry participants.
    • Renewable Energy Target (Ret)
  • Regulation designed to increase the share of renewable generation in Australia. The current target is 33,000 gigawatt hours by 2020.
    • Roaring Forties
  • Stormy ocean tracts between latitudes 40 and 50 degrees south.
    • Watt
  • The most basic unit of power, equal to one joule of work per second.

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