Growth Trends and the Future of Wind Energy
Lauha Fried, Shruti Shukla and Steve Sawyer, Global Wind Energy Council, Brussels, Belgium Email: Lauha.fried@gwec.net
Abstract
This chapter gives an overview of the current status of the global wind industry now present in over 80 countries; 26 of which have more than 1 GW installed, and 8 with more than 10 GW. The global wind industry had another record-breaking year in 2015, annual installations topping 63 GW; and not only did renewables surpass all other power sector investments, for the first time capital investments in renewables surpassed all capital investments in fossil fuels. By the end of 2015, there were about 433 GW of wind power spinning around the globe, a 17% increase ...
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