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World Wind Energy Report 2009 published |
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World Wind Energy Report 2009
Executive Summary
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Worldwide capacity reached 159’213 MW, out of which 38'312 MW were added in 2009.
- Wind power showed a growth rate of 31,7 %, the highest rate since 2001.
- The trend continued that wind capacity doubles every three years.
- All wind turbines installed by the end of 2009 worldwide are generating 340 TWh per annum, equivalent to the total electricity demand of Italy, the seventh largest economy of the world, and equalling 2 % of global electricity consumption.
- The wind sector in 2009 had a turnover of 50 billion €.
- The wind sector employed 550’000 persons worldwide. In the year 2012, the wind industry is expected for the first time to offer 1 million jobs.
- China continued its role as the locomotive of the international wind industry and added 13’800 MW within one year – as the biggest market for new turbines –, more than doubling the installations for the fourth year in a row.
- The USA maintained its number one position in terms of total installed capacity and China became number two in total capacity, only slightly
 ahead of Germany, both of them with around 26’000 Megawatt of wind capacity installed.
- Asia accounted for the largest share of new installations (40,4 %), followed by North America (28,4 %) and Europe fell back to the third place (27,3 %).
- Latin America showed encouraging growth and more than doubled its installations, mainly due to Brazil and Mexico.
- A total wind capacity of 200’000 Megawatt will be exceeded within the year 2010.
- Based on accelerated development and further improved policies, WWEA increases its predictions and sees a global capacity of 1’900’000 Megawatt as possible by the year 2020.
Download pdf version of World Wind Energy Report 2009 in English 2.28 Mb, in Chinese 1.18 Mb, in French 2.08 Mb, in Russian 1.38 Mb, in Spanish 1.28 Mb
(soon also in German)
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 Highlights of the World Wind Energy Report 2008:
· Worldwide capacity reaches 121’188 MW, out of which 27’261 MW were added in 2008.
· Wind energy continued its growth in 2008 at an increased rate of 29 %.
· All wind turbines installed by the end of 2008 worldwide are generating 260 TWh per annum, equalling more than 1,5 % of the global electricity consumption.
· The wind sector became a global job generator and has created 440’000 jobs worldwide.
· The wind sector represented in 2008 a turnover of 40 billion €.
· For the first time in more than a decade, the USA took over the number one position from Germany in terms of total installations.
· China continues its role as the most dynamic wind market in the year 2008, more than doubling the installations for the third time in a row, with today more than 12 GW of wind turbines installed.
· North America and Asia catch up in terms of new installations with Europe which shows stagnation.
· Based on accelerated development and further improved policies, a global capacity of more than 1’500’000 MW is possible by the year 2020. Downdload pdf version of World Wind Energy Report 2008: English 1.15 Mb, Chinese 904.29 Kb, French 1.11 Mb, (more in French: www.thewindpower.net), German 1.10 Mb, Russian 883.34 Kb, Spanish 1.07 Mb |
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Outstanding Content |
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Wind Energy International 2009/2010
The new edition of the international standard yearbook for wind energy
with country reports covering 100 countries
and special reports on: Financing, Industrial Trends, Policies and more.
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"If you want to know the status of wind energy development worldwide and you only can afford one book, this is the one.", Paul Gipe
"This yearbook is a kind of a Wind Bible and is a must-have!" Emma Sanan, Sharad Saxena - Kestrel Wind Turbines, South Africa
Book reviews
Paul Gipe (full review on Paul Gipe's website)
"Wind Energy International 2009/2010 reminded me of the solid feel you get when you close a door on a Mercedes or BMW: The feeling of quality, the knowledge that there are still people who take their jobs seriously and do it right.
This is a book that was done right. It was written by the right people for the right reasons and printed on quality paper in full color. (...)
This is the latest edition of what has become the standard yearbook on wind energy development worldwide. Wind Energy International includes individual article on wind energy in 100 different countries plus features on policies, trends in the industry, financing, and much more. It is simply too much to list (...).
If you want to know the status of wind energy development worldwide and you only can afford one book, this is the one. As valuable and useful as the statistics are alone, an equally important contribution is the contact details for the authors of each individual country report as well as authors of the technical articles. These alone are worth their weight in gold for those wanting a quick introduction to who's who in wind energy. (...)"
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