Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025

Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025



Research Summary

A Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine is a type of wind energy system that eliminates the need for a gearbox between the turbine's rotor and the generator. In traditional wind turbines, a gearbox is used to increase the rotational speed of the slower-moving rotor to a level suitable for the generator. However, in direct drive turbines, the generator is directly coupled to the rotor, eliminating the gearbox altogether. This design offers several advantages, including increased efficiency, reduced maintenance needs, and enhanced reliability due to the reduction in moving parts. Direct drive wind turbines are often favored for their quieter operation and improved performance in lower wind speeds. While they tend to be larger and heavier than geared turbines, advances in technology have made direct drive systems a competitive and popular choice in the wind energy industry.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.

The major global  manufacturers of Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine include Goldwind, Enercon, Siemens, GE Energy, EWT, Lagerwey Wind, Leitwind, United Energies MTOI, Northern Power Systems, Avantis Energy, ReGen Powertech, XEMC Darwind, VENSYS Energy, American Superconductor, Ghrepower Green Energy etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.  

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Include:

Goldwind

Enercon

Siemens

GE Energy

EWT

Lagerwey Wind

Leitwind

United Energies MTOI

Northern Power Systems

Avantis Energy

ReGen Powertech

XEMC Darwind

VENSYS Energy

American Superconductor

Ghrepower Green Energy

Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Segment Include:

Less than 1 MW

1 MW – 3 MW

More than 3 MW

Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Application Include:

Offshore

Onshore

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 6: North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 7: Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources


1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product by Type
1.2.1 Less than 1 MW
1.2.2 1 MW – 3 MW
1.2.3 More than 3 MW
1.3 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product by Application
1.3.1 Offshore
1.3.2 Onshore
1.4 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.3 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry Trends and Innovation
1.5.2 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Drivers and Challenges
2 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market PESTEL Analysis
2.1 Political Factors Analysis
2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
2.3 Social Factors Analysis
2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
3 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
3.1 Competitive Rivalry
3.2 Threat of New Entrants
3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.5 Threat of Substitutes
4 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Analysis by Regions
4.1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
4.2.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
4.3 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
4.3.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
4.3.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
4.4 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
5 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type and Application
5.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
5.1.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
5.1.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
5.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
5.2.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
6 North America
6.1 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
6.3 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
6.3.1 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
6.3.2 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
6.4 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
6.4.1 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
6.4.2 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
6.5 North America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
6.5.1 US
6.5.2 Canada
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
7.3.1 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
7.3.2 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
7.4 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
7.4.1 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
7.4.2 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
7.5 Europe Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
7.5.1 Germany
7.5.2 France
7.5.3 United Kingdom
7.5.4 Italy
7.5.5 Spain
7.5.6 Benelux
8 China
8.1 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
8.3.1 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
8.3.2 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
8.4 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
8.4.1 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
8.4.2 China Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
9 APAC (excl. China)
9.1 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
9.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
9.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
9.4 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
9.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
9.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
9.5 APAC (excl. China) Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
9.5.1 Japan
9.5.2 South Korea
9.5.3 India
9.5.4 Australia
9.5.5 Southeast Asia
10 Latin America
10.1 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
10.3.1 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
10.3.2 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
10.4 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
10.4.1 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
10.4.2 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
10.5 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
10.6 Latin America Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
10.6.1 Mexico
10.6.2 Brazil
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
11.3 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Type (2020-2032)
11.3.2 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales by Application (2020-2032)
11.4.2 Middle East & Africa Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
11.5 Middle East Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Size by Country
11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
11.5.2 South Africa
12 Competition by Manufacturers
12.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.1 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.2 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.1.3 Global Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
12.2 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
12.2.1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Competitive Landscape Analysis
12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
12.2.3 Market Dynamic
13 Key Companies Analysis
13.1 Goldwind
13.1.1 Goldwind Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.1.2 Goldwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.1.3 Goldwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.2 Enercon
13.2.1 Enercon Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.2.2 Enercon Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.2.3 Enercon Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.3 Siemens
13.3.1 Siemens Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.3.2 Siemens Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.3.3 Siemens Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.4 GE Energy
13.4.1 GE Energy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.4.2 GE Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.4.3 GE Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.5 EWT
13.5.1 EWT Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.5.2 EWT Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.5.3 EWT Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.6 Lagerwey Wind
13.6.1 Lagerwey Wind Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.6.2 Lagerwey Wind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.6.3 Lagerwey Wind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.7 Leitwind
13.7.1 Leitwind Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.7.2 Leitwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.7.3 Leitwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.8 United Energies MTOI
13.8.1 United Energies MTOI Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.8.2 United Energies MTOI Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.8.3 United Energies MTOI Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.9 Northern Power Systems
13.9.1 Northern Power Systems Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.9.2 Northern Power Systems Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.9.3 Northern Power Systems Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.10 Avantis Energy
13.10.1 Avantis Energy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.10.2 Avantis Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.10.3 Avantis Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.11 ReGen Powertech
13.11.1 ReGen Powertech Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.11.2 ReGen Powertech Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.11.3 ReGen Powertech Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.12 XEMC Darwind
13.12.1 XEMC Darwind Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.12.2 XEMC Darwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.12.3 XEMC Darwind Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.13 VENSYS Energy
13.13.1 VENSYS Energy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.13.2 VENSYS Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.13.3 VENSYS Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.14 American Superconductor
13.14.1 American Superconductor Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.14.2 American Superconductor Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.14.3 American Superconductor Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
13.15 Ghrepower Green Energy
13.15.1 Ghrepower Green Energy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
13.15.2 Ghrepower Green Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Product Portfolio
13.15.3 Ghrepower Green Energy Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
14 Industry Chain Analysis
14.1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry Chain Analysis
14.2 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
14.2.1 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
14.3 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Typical Downstream Customers
14.4 Direct Drive (Gearless) Wind Turbine Sales Channel Analysis
15 Research Findings and Conclusion
16 Methodology and Data Source
16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
16.2 Research Scope
16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
16.4 Date Source
16.4.1 Primary Sources
16.4.2 Secondary Sources
16.5 Data Cross Validation
16.6 Disclaimer

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