Potentials for industry and research - Analysis on two respective examples The following contribution addresses the global network of the wind energy industry. Production as well as distribution of wind energy turbines takes place on an increasingly interconnected global market starting from the leading European market. The emerging markets of offshore wind energy as well as the second-hand market for wind energy turbines provide high development potential for industry and research. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of these submarkets are analyzed based on two respective examples.