US Wind Industry Bending … But Not Breaking

{access view=!registered}Only logged in users can view the full text of the article.{/access}{access view=registered}In the USA there is understandably considerable attention given to the ‘supply chain’ of components and services that come together to create wind turbines and projects. Shepherd Advisors examines this flow of products and services from a different angle – what we call the ‘buy chain’. We seek to understand what drives buying decisions at various links in the chain from raw materials to finished product. Our aim is to gain more robust knowledge of ‘Who is buying what?’, ‘Why are they buying?’ and ‘How they are buying?’ In other words, we are interested in the circumstances surrounding buyers’ purchase decisions, and the key factors driving them.