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Wind Energy Market worldwide continues strong growth |
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
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 Bonn/Jeju, 23 June 2009 – At the occasion of the 8th World Wind Energy Conference 2009 (WWEC2009) on Jeju island/South Korea the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) publishes an updated forecast for worldwide wind installations in the year 2009. Based on a survey amongst the WWEA member assocations, a double digit growth for the wind energy market is expected despite the general economic crisis. Based on available figures from 11 of the top 15 countries representing over 80% of the world market, WWEA recorded 5374 MW new installed capacity in the first quarter of 2009, equalling an increase of 23% compared with last year in the same countries. WWEA keeps its previous prevision of a total installed capacity of 152’000 MW worldwide by the end of 2009, which will mean a new record of over 30’000 MW newly installed capacity within one year. This represents a market growth of 25% compared with last year.
This figures confirm the status of wind energy as a stable, profitable
and low-risk investment. Although some wind energy projects are
postponed due to financing challenges, the overall market development
can still compensate such delays showing great signs of vitality. A
substantial share of the slow down in some regions are a consequence of
new regulations and bureaucratic delays that undermine the development
of new wind parks rather than of financing difficulties.
The WWEC2009 was opened today by WWEA President Dr Anil Kane. Mr Kim
Hyoung Oh, Chairman of the Korean National Assembly underlined in his
welcome address that the Korean Parliament will make every effort to
support the development of renewable energy in Korea. In total, more
than 500 participants from 40 countries are discussing during the
WWEC2009 all aspects of wind energy utilisation worldwide, with a
special focus on the conference theme "Wind power for islands –
offshore and onshore".
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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.
Download order form (342.96 Kb)
Download Table of Contents (832 KB)
"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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