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Although the North American wind energy industry lags in key areas compared to Europe and Asia, falling costs and larger, more efficient turbines are helping give rise to a sense of cautious optimism.
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on the wind energy markets. The global installed capacity of wind energy is forecast to reach 1,062 thousand MW by the year 2017.
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Wind Powering America, an initiative for the promotion of wind energy launched by the Department of Energy (DOE), published the new map of wind resources in the United States.
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A report from AMI Consulting recently published calculates that the global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 20% per annum in the last five years. The market for wind turbine blades has been one of the fastest growing of any composite application with strong growth in Europe, North America and more recently Asia.
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The world market for wind turbines set a new record in the year 2011 and reached a total size of 42GW, after 37,6GW in 2010. According to the preliminary data gathered by WWEA the total capacity worldwide has come close to 239GW, enough to cover 3 % of the world's electricity demand.
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The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) annual market statistics published show that the wind industry installed just over 41,000MW of new wind power in 2011, bringing the total installed capacity globally to more than 238,000MW at the end of 2011.
- 9,616MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU in 2011
- 3TIER Releases 2011 Wind Energy Performance Map of Europe
- No evidence for Wind Turbine Syndrome
- Growing demand for wind power generation creates jobs
- Greek wind power production capacity rises by 23% 2011
- EU Energy Commissioner calls for binding 2030 renewable energy targets
- Third quarter wind resources vary around the globe
- AWEA and ASCE team up on uniform practices and standards for wind turbine structures
- New policy approaches are key to attracting massive private capital needed to scale up renewable energy
- Greater consolidation for the European market with fewer but stronger participants
- The US industry installed 1,204MW in 3rd quarter
- US small wind market continues growth in 2010
- GBP1.2 million training initiative set up in partnership of renewables industry and UK Government
- Interconnected European offshore grid will save billions of Euros
- 2011 a record year for new wind energy installations in Canada
- Renewables will be fastest-growing energy source through 2035
- A strong second quarter for the USA with mixed results in Canada and Europe
- Brazil wind power taking off
- China increases 2015 renewable energy goals
- New Zealand announces target of 90% renewables by 2025
- World market for wind energy gains momentum after a weak year in 2010
- 1,922MW of wind power contracted at Brazilian auctions
- RenewableUK chairman to head industry taskforce
- Global wind turbine markets absorb recession’s hit
- US wind market rebounds in 2Q
- EU wind power will triple by 2020
- New DNV guidance on wind power projects
- LAWEA to push for a Regional Integration Policy
- EU offshore wind power shows solid growth in first half of 2011
- Wind power drives global renewable energy growth
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