World Wind Can Be A Third Of Global Power By 2030
Wind power could supply 20% of global electricity by 2030
Cat Distaslo, October 19, 2016 (Reuters via Inhabitat)
“Although solar power gets more press, the wind power industry is growing nearly as fast…[and] 20 percent of the world’s total electricity could come from wind by as early as 2030…[T]he world’s total wind power capacity could grow by nearly five times over the next 14 years, reaching as much as 2,110 gigawatts (GW) by 2030…[According to the GWEC report, an estimated] annual investment of $224 billion would be required globally in order to grow the wind power industry to its potential capacity…[but] would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.6 billion tons each year…China has been an unlikely leader in the wind power industry, boosting its capacity by 17 percent last year over 2014 figures for a total of 433GW. Chinese leaders still plan to add 60GW before the end of this year…” click here for more
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