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The world’s wind power capacity grew by 31% in 2009, adding 37.5 GW to bring total installations up to 157.9 GW. The main markets driving this significant growth continue to be Asia, North America and Europe, each of which installed more than 10 GW of new wind capacity in 2009. Wind energy is now an important player in the world’s energy markets. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2009 was worth about 45 bn EUR or 63 bn US$. GWEC estimates that around half a million people are now employed by the wind industry around the world.
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European statistics
2009 is the second year running that more wind power capacity has been installed than any other electricity-generating technology, and wind’s share of newly installed capacity increased from 35% in 2008 to 39% in 2009.
Investment in new European wind farms in 2009 reached €13 billion, including €1.5 billion offshore. 10,163 MW of wind power capacity were installed across the European Union – a 23% increase compared to 2008 installations – made up of 9,581 MW onshore (up 21% from last year) and 582 MW offshore (up 56% from last year).
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Global Wind Day Screensaver
Click on the picture below to download the Global Wind Day screensaver!
Easy installation:
- Click the image to start downloading the compressed (.zip) file.
- When prompted, save the file to your desktop.
- When the download is complete, locate the file on your desktop.
Right-click the file and select "Extract all". - Double-click the executable file "GWD_Screensaver_PC_setup.exe" to install the screensaver.
Global Wind Day 2009
Tens of thousands of people the world over celebrated the enormous benefits of wind power on Global Wind Day this year. From China to the Czech Republic, over 300 events and wind activities were organised in 35 different countries around the official Wind Day date of 15 June to spread the positive message about wind power.
For the first time, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) joined forces with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and many national wind energy associations to coordinate Wind Day events across the globe, expanding from the pan-European events held in 2007 and 2008. From wind farm open days, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and information days to regattas, sporting contests and theatre shows, there was something for everyone, everywhere.
For a full report of all the activities that took place during the Global Wind Day click here.
