World Wind Keeps Booming

The wind industry added more than 52 gigawatts of power in 2017, and China led the way

Anmar Frangoul, April 27, 2018 (CNBC)

“The wind industry added over 52 gigawatts (GW) of wind power last year…China maintained its position as a wind energy powerhouse, installing 19.7 GW, while the European Union added 15.6 GW of capacity, its best ever year. The U.S. installed a little over 7 GW of capacity…[According to the new Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) market report, cumulative] capacity reached 539 GW by the end of 2017, an increase of 11 percent compared to the previous year…[and is forecast to] reach 840 GW by 2022…[Offshore wind growth grew by a record 4 GW]…” click here for more

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