Global Wind Power Installed Capacity
Posted on February 28, 2008 Comments (4)
The top five countries in terms of installed capacity are:
- Germany (22.3 GW – gigawatts)
- USA (16.8 GW)
- Spain (15.1 GW)
- India (8 GW)
- China (6.1 GW)
Global capacity was increase by 27% in 2007. Record installations in US, China and Spain:
“We’re on track to meeting our target of saving 1.5 billion tons of CO2 per year by 2020”, said Steve Sawyer, “but we need a strong, global signal from governments that they are serious about moving away from fossil fuels and protecting the climate.”
Meeting energy needs using wind power is growing very rapidly, which is a great thing. It is still a small contributor to our overall energy needs but every bit helps.
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Tags: China, climate change, Energy, green, India, USA, wind power
4 Responses to “Global Wind Power Installed Capacity”
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February 28th, 2008 @ 11:34 am
Some countries perform the so called “repowering” – where they are replacing their oldest wind turbines with more efficient ones.
On the other hand, wind turbines devastate the environment a lot (“optically”, IMO).
March 27th, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
I would say it is a pretty good bet to invest in technology such as: solar, geothermal, wind… Countries that create global centers of excellence in these areas are likely to benefit greatly…
May 15th, 2008 @ 9:45 am
“In 2000 there were 2,500 megawatts (MW) of installed wind capacity in the United States. By the end of 2007, the U.S. installed capacity exceeded 16,000…”
July 8th, 2008 @ 11:31 am
“Just 20 months ago only five applications for solar sites had been filed with the BLM in the California Mojave. Today 104 claims have been received for nearly a million acres of land, representing a theoretical 60 gigawatts of electricity…”