Survey Of Energy Resources
WIND ENERGY


Survey Of Energy Resources (Wind Energy)
World wind energy capacity has been doubling every three years during the last decade and growth rates in the last two years have been even faster, as shown in Figure 13.1. It is doubtful whether any other energy technology is growing, or has grown, at such a rate. Total world wind capacity at the end of 2000 was around 17 500 MW and generation from wind now
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Wind energy: installed generating capacity and annual electricity output at end-1999

COUNTRY NOTES (WIND)

The Country Notes on wind have been compiled by the editors. In addition to national Wind Energy Associations’ web sites and government publications/web sites, numerous national and international sources have been consulted, including the following publications:

  • IEA Wind Energy Annual Report 1999; International Energy Agency;
  • Wind Directions, Magazine of the European Wind Energy Association;
  • Renewable Energy World, James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd.;
  • CADDET Renewable Energy Newsletter, IEA/OECD.

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