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蒸气涡轮市场-全球产业规模、份额、趋势、机会和预测:按类型、额定容量、排气类型、燃料类型、地区和竞争格局划分,2021-2031年Steam Turbines Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, Segmented By Type, By Rated Capacity, By Exhaust Type, By Fuel Type, By Region & Competition, 2021-2031F |
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全球蒸气涡轮市场预计将从 2025 年的 248.1 亿美元成长到 2031 年的 311.2 亿美元,复合年增长率为 3.85%。
蒸气涡轮作为关键的机械设备,将高压蒸气的热能转化为旋转动力,驱动发电厂的发电机。推动这一市场发展的主要因素是全球对可靠基本负载电力日益增长的需求,促使火力发电基础设施持续发展。此外,依赖蒸气动力转换的地热和生质能计画的日益普及,也为市场需求的持续成长提供了重要支撑,并确保了这项技术在全球能源结构多元化中继续发挥重要作用。
| 市场概览 | |
|---|---|
| 预测期 | 2027-2031 |
| 市场规模:2025年 | 248.1亿美元 |
| 市场规模:2031年 | 311.2亿美元 |
| 复合年增长率:2026-2031年 | 3.85% |
| 成长最快的细分市场 | 蒸气循环 |
| 最大的市场 | 亚太地区 |
儘管有这些市场驱动因素,但市场仍面临一个重大障碍:加速脱碳进程,转向风能和太阳能等无需蒸气循环的再生能源来源。这种转型正在减少对石化燃料发电厂的资本投资,并可能阻碍新电厂的建设。然而,蒸汽涡轮机技术在能源领域仍然至关重要。世界核能协会的报告显示,2024年全球核子反应炉发电量达到2667太瓦时(TWh),这就证明了这一点。这项创纪录的发电量证实了关键能源产业对蒸气涡轮系统的持续高度依赖。
新兴经济体不断增长的电力需求推动了稳健的热电基础设施的持续发展,而这正是蒸气涡轮采购的重要驱动因素。随着各国工业化进程的推进和城市人口的成长,对可靠基本负载电力的需求日益增加,促使新建燃煤电厂和核能,而蒸气涡轮在这些电厂的能量转换过程中仍然至关重要。为了满足这项需求激增,需要大幅扩大热电产业的产能,以促进电力系统稳定和经济成长。国际能源总署(IEA)于2024年7月发布了《电力年中报告》,预测2024年全球电力需求将成长约4%,这将是自2007年以来最快的增速,这也印证了上述趋势。
同时,联合循环天然气发电厂的普及推动了市场扩张。这类电厂利用蒸气涡轮回收燃气涡轮机的废热,以最大限度地提高热效率。随着公用事业公司寻求在脱碳目标和可调节电力需求之间取得平衡,这种配置吸引了大量投资,巩固了蒸气循环技术在能源转型格局中的重要性。美国能源资讯署(EIA)于2024年11月发布的《短期能源展望》指出,天然气发电基础设施仍将继续受到依赖,预计2024年,天然气发电将占美国总发电量的约42%。此外,印度重型电气有限公司(Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)也展现出强劲的商业活力,该公司在2024年获得了价值超过1100亿印度卢比的订单,将为三个国内计划供应超临界火力发电设备。
由于各国政府快速推行优先发展非热能再生能源来源的脱碳政策,全球蒸气涡轮市场正面临严峻挑战。世界各国政府都在积极制定政策框架,推动风能和太阳能发电系统的部署,而这些系统都没有采用蒸气涡轮技术进行电力转换。这种监管压力导致大量资本投资流向传统的石化燃料火力发电厂,并造成原计划部署蒸气涡轮机组的新建煤电和天然气基础设施计划被取消或延迟。
这种颠覆性变革体现在近期产业格局的变化上。根据国际能源总署(IEA)预测,到2025年,煤炭在全球电力生产中的份额预计将降至33%以下,这将是百年来的首次,因为可再生能源发电将不断增长并超越煤炭。燃煤发电量的下降与传统燃煤电厂所安装的蒸气涡轮需求下降有直接关係。由于电力公司优先考虑那些能够消除蒸气循环的资产组合,以实现净零排放目标,传统火力发电的新订单已显着放缓。
随着各国优先发展循环经济模式而非传统的掩埋处理方式,垃圾焚化发电(WtE) 和生质能发电设施中蒸气涡轮的应用日益增加。与依赖有限石化燃料的传统火力发电厂不同,这些设施利用蒸气循环将城市废弃物转化为可调节的再生能源,从而有效地将基本负载发电与高碳排放的原料脱钩。这种转型要求製造商设计专门的涡轮机架构,以应对焚烧过程中固有的蒸气条件变化,同时确保高运转率。斗山斯柯达动力公司 (Doosan Skoda Power) 于 2025 年 2 月发布的新闻稿「斗山斯柯达动力公司向法属留尼旺岛岛交付第三台涡轮机」便是这一市场趋势的例证。新闻稿详细介绍了为皮埃尔丰垃圾焚烧发电厂 (Pierrefonds 垃圾焚化发电 plant) 提供一台 19 兆瓦 DST-G10 型蒸气涡轮的合同,该发电厂年处理能力为 14.8 万吨废弃物。
同时,对老旧火力发电厂进行策略性维修和现代化升级已成为建造全新待开发区设施之外的经济高效的替代方案。电力公司正增加对先进汽轮机升级的投资,以延长现有煤电和燃气电厂的运作,提高动态效率,并增强其柔软性,从而适应间歇性可再生能源的注入。这项策略使营运商能够在提高热效率和发电量的同时,最大限度地发挥已投入资本的价值,并符合更严格的环境法规。西门子能源在2025年6月发表的报导《电厂现代化:更快实现更高发电量》中,以凯恩朗电站为例,展示了此类措施的有效性。文章指出,该电站安装了一套先进的汽轮机升级套件,使每台汽轮机的平均发电量提高了30兆瓦,显着提升了电厂性能,而无需新建设。
The Global Steam Turbines Market is projected to expand from USD 24.81 Billion in 2025 to USD 31.12 Billion by 2031, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 3.85%. Functioning as essential mechanical devices, steam turbines convert thermal energy from pressurized steam into rotary motion to drive electrical generators within power plants. The primary impetus for this market is the escalating global requirement for reliable base-load electricity, which compels the ongoing development of thermal power generation infrastructure. Furthermore, the increasing adoption of geothermal and biomass energy initiatives, which rely on steam for power conversion, provides critical support for sustained market demand, ensuring the technology's continued relevance amidst diversifying global energy mixes.
| Market Overview | |
|---|---|
| Forecast Period | 2027-2031 |
| Market Size 2025 | USD 24.81 Billion |
| Market Size 2031 | USD 31.12 Billion |
| CAGR 2026-2031 | 3.85% |
| Fastest Growing Segment | Steam Cycle |
| Largest Market | Asia Pacific |
Despite these drivers, the market faces a substantial obstacle in the form of accelerated decarbonization mandates that prioritize renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which function without steam cycles. This transition redirects capital expenditure away from fossil-fuel-based power plants, potentially hindering new installations. However, the technology remains integral to the energy sector, as evidenced by the World Nuclear Association's report that nuclear reactors globally produced 2,667 TWh of electricity in 2024. This record-breaking output underscores the significant and continuing operational reliance on steam turbine systems within critical energy industries.
Market Driver
The rising demand for electricity in emerging economies is driving the continued development of robust thermal power infrastructure, serving as a major catalyst for steam turbine procurement. As nations undergo industrialization and urban populations increase, the need for reliable base-load power fuels the construction of new coal and nuclear facilities, where steam turbines remain vital for energy conversion. This surge requires significant capacity additions within the thermal generation sector to ensure grid stability and foster economic growth. Reinforcing this trajectory, the International Energy Agency's 'Electricity Mid-Year Update' from July 2024 forecasts that global electricity demand will rise by approximately 4% in 2024, marking the fastest growth rate recorded since 2007.
Concurrently, the proliferation of combined cycle natural gas power plants bolsters market expansion by employing steam turbines to capture waste heat from gas turbines, thereby maximizing thermal efficiency. This configuration attracts investment as utilities strive to reconcile decarbonization objectives with the necessity for dispatchable power, securing the relevance of steam cycle technology within a transforming energy landscape. Demonstrating the continued reliance on gas-fired infrastructure, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 'Short-Term Energy Outlook' from November 2024 projects that natural gas will contribute roughly 42% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2024. Furthermore, indicative of significant commercial activity, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited secured orders exceeding INR 11,000 Crore in 2024 to supply supercritical thermal power equipment for three domestic projects.
Market Challenge
The global steam turbines market encounters a significant hurdle arising from the swift implementation of decarbonization mandates that prefer non-thermal renewable energy sources. Governments worldwide are establishing policy frameworks that aggressively incentivize the adoption of wind and solar photovoltaic systems, neither of which utilizes steam turbine technology for power conversion. This regulatory pressure shifts vital capital investment away from traditional fossil-fuel-based thermal power plants, resulting in the cancellation or postponement of new coal and gas infrastructure projects that would otherwise incorporate steam turbine units.
This disruption is measured by recent shifts in the industry landscape. According to the International Energy Agency, the share of coal in global electricity generation is expected to drop below 33% in 2025 for the first time in a century, as renewable output overtakes it. This contraction in coal-fired generation is directly linked to a diminished demand for the steam turbines customarily installed in such facilities. As utilities prioritize asset portfolios that exclude steam cycles to align with net-zero goals, the market is witnessing a tangible deceleration in new orders for conventional thermal applications.
Market Trends
The deployment of steam turbines in waste-to-energy (WtE) and biomass facilities is increasing as nations emphasize circular economy models over traditional landfilling methods. Unlike conventional thermal plants dependent on finite fossil fuels, these facilities utilize steam cycles to transform municipal solid waste into dispatchable renewable electricity, effectively separating base-load generation from carbon-intensive feedstocks. This transition necessitates that manufacturers engineer specialized turbine geometries capable of managing the variable steam conditions inherent in incineration processes while ensuring high availability. Evidence of this market traction is seen in Doosan Skoda Power's February 2025 press release, 'Doosan Skoda Power Delivers Third Turbine for Reunion,' which details a contract to supply a DST-G10 steam turbine with a 19 MW capacity for the Pierrefonds waste-to-energy plant, designed to process 148,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Simultaneously, the strategic retrofitting and modernization of aging thermal power plants has become a cost-efficient alternative to commissioning new greenfield infrastructure. Utilities are increasingly directing investment toward advanced turbine upgrades to prolong the operational lifespan of existing coal and gas assets, thereby improving thermodynamic efficiency and flexibility to handle intermittent renewable injection. This strategy enables operators to maximize the value of sunk capital while adhering to stricter environmental regulations through enhanced heat rates and output. Highlighting the efficacy of such interventions, Siemens Energy reported in the June 2025 article 'Power plant modernization: The fast track to more power' that implementing an advanced turbine upgrade package at the Cane Run Generating Station increased power output by an average of 30 MW per turbine, significantly boosting plant performance without the need for new construction.
Report Scope
In this report, the Global Steam Turbines Market has been segmented into the following categories, in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:
Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in the Global Steam Turbines Market.
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