Wind Power

Wind Power A Global Growth Market Despite the Unfavorable market environment following the global financial crisis and the European debt crisis, the global wind power market Continues to grOW. Global cumulative installed wind capacity Gigawatt 250 Growth rate 50 200 • 40 150 30 100 20 50 • 10 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 One of the main contributors China. to the industry's growth in the past years was wind power capacity 2,337% China's installed grew in the past 5 years. Gigawatt 2006 2.6 2011 62.4 60 80 Gigawatt 80 In 2010, it overtook the United States as the world's largest 60.. wind energy market. China now has a larger installed wind power capacity than #1 40.. #2 Germany & Spaiň Spain combined. 20.. China USA Germany in 2011, the Top 10 countries.ccounted for 86% of the total installed wind power capacity. Rest of the World 13.52% Portugal 1.72% … Canada 2.22% 26.24% China UK 2.75% Italy 2.83% France 2.86% ....... India 6.77% ....... 19.74% USA Spain 9.12% ....... 12.23% Germany Despite it being the second largest wind power market, wind power accounted for no more than 1.2% of primary energy consumption in the United States in 2011. 36.3% 25.6% 20.2% 8.5% 4.5% 3.3% 1.2% 0.2% 0.16% Petroleum Natural Coal Nuclear Biomass Hydro- electric conventional Wind Geo- thermal Gas Solar /PV electric power Denmark largest wind power capacity per capita. has the China and India are nowhere near the Top 10. Top 10 countries by wind power capacity per capita Megawatt per million people 750 500 250 : Canada USA Portugal Sweden Germany Greece The Global Wind Energy Council expects further growth in the years to come, whereby Asia is expected to overtake Europe as the world's largest market in 2013 Gigawatt 500 400 300 200 100 - 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Middle East & Africa Pacific Latin America North America Asia Europe Sources: statista OEONS OO creative Global Wind Energy Council, U.S. Energy Information Administration The Statistics Portal Denmark Spain Ireland New Zealand