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Phenomenal growth in wind energy in 2011

Global Wind Energy Powered Ahead In 2011,by Energy Matters, 24 Feb 12, This month saw the release of the Global Wind Energy Council’s wrap-up of 2011, and the figures show wind power continued to surge ahead in a global climate of political and economic uncertainty.

Today, around 75 countries worldwide have commercial scale wind power installations, with 22 of them already passing the 1 GW level. In 2011, just over 41,000 MW of new wind power was installed worldwide, bringing the total installed capacity globally to more than 238,000 MW. This represents an increase of 21%, with an increase in the size of the annual global market of just over 6%……  http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3069

February 28, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable