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Subject: [GW-ACT-LEADERS] Wind Power Soared Past 150,000 Megawatts in 2009
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Wind Power
MARCH 30, 2010
Wind Power Soared Past 150,000 Megawatts in 2009
J. Matthew Roney

Even in the face of a worldwide economic downturn, the global wind 
industry posted another record year in 2009 as cumulative installed 
wind power capacity grew to 158,000 megawatts. With this 31 percent 
jump, the global wind fleet is now large enough to satisfy the 
residential electricity needs of 250 million people. Wind provides 
electricity in over 70 countries, 17 of which now have at least 1,000 
megawatts installed.


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Even in the face of a worldwide economic downturn, the global wind
industry posted another record year in 2009 as cumulative installed
wind power capacity grew to 158,000 megawatts. With this 31 percent
jump, the global wind fleet is now large enough to satisfy the
residential electricity needs of 250 million people. Wind provides
electricity in over 70 countries, 17 of which now have at least 1,000
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China led the way in 2009 with an astonishing 13,000 megawatts of new=20
wind capacity, the first time any country has built more than 10,000=20
megawatts in a single year. With 25,000 megawatts overall, China has=20
doubled its total installed wind capacity in each of the last five=20
years, bringing it into third place behind the United States and=20
Germany. (See data).=A0And considering the ambitious projects already in=
=20
its development pipeline, it is not likely to stay in third place for=20
long.

China=92s unprecedented Wind Base program helps explain why. Six=20
wind-rich provinces across the country=92s northern half=97from=20
northwestern Xinjiang to eastern Jiangsu=97have been selected to host=20
seven wind mega-complexes of between 10,000 and 37,000 megawatts each.=20
When complete, these =93wind bases=94 will boast close to 130,000 megawatt=
s=20
of generating capacity, which is more than the entire world had at the=20
end of 2008. Amendments to China=92s landmark Renewable Energy Law of=20
2006, due to take effect in April 2010, aim to support this ambitious=20
wind growth. Government agencies have been directed to determine and=20
enforce the share of total electricity generation that must come from=20
renewable sources, not unlike the renewable portfolio standards adopted=20
by 29 U.S. states. The amendments will also provide for badly needed=20
transmission lines and grid upgrades.

The United States passed longtime leader Germany in installed capacity=20
in 2008 and then widened its lead in 2009, expanding its wind fleet by=20
nearly 10,000 megawatts to reach a cumulative 35,000 megawatts. Texas=20
remained the leading state in both annual and total wind installations,=20
reaching 9,400 megawatts overall. And while Iowa is a distant second,=20
with 3,700 megawatts of total wind capacity, at least 17 percent of its=20
electricity generation comes from wind.

As the financial crisis tightened credit and suppressed investment in=20
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=20
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>China led the way in
2009 with an astonishing 13,000 megawatts of new wind capacity, the
first time any country has built more than 10,000 megawatts in a
single year. With 25,000 megawatts overall, China has doubled its
total installed wind capacity in each of the last five years, bringing
it into third place behind the United States and Germany.
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data</x-tad-bigger></color><x-tad-bigger>).=A0And considering the
ambitious projects already in its development pipeline, it is not
likely to stay in third place for long.


China=92s unprecedented Wind Base program helps explain why. Six
wind-rich provinces across the country=92s northern half=97from
northwestern Xinjiang to eastern Jiangsu=97have been selected to host
seven wind mega-complexes of between 10,000 and 37,000 megawatts each.
When complete, these =93wind bases=94 will boast close to 130,000
megawatts of generating capacity, which is more than the entire world
had at the end of 2008. Amendments to China=92s landmark Renewable
Energy Law of 2006, due to take effect in April 2010, aim to support
this ambitious wind growth. Government agencies have been directed to
determine and enforce the share of total electricity generation that
must come from renewable sources, not unlike the renewable portfolio
standards adopted by 29 U.S. states. The amendments will also provide
for badly needed transmission lines and grid upgrades.


The United States passed longtime leader Germany in installed capacity
in 2008 and then widened its lead in 2009, expanding its wind fleet by
nearly 10,000 megawatts to reach a cumulative 35,000 megawatts. Texas
remained the leading state in both annual and total wind
installations, reaching 9,400 megawatts overall. And while Iowa is a
distant second, with 3,700 megawatts of total wind capacity, at least
17 percent of its electricity generation comes from wind.


As the financial crisis tightened credit and suppressed investment in
early 2009, the U.S. wind industry was bracing for a steep drop in
installations from 2008=92s record 8,400 megawatts. But due in large
part to wind-friendly provisions in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, more than 100 new wind farms came online in
28 states, in what was the strongest year yet for U.S. wind
construction.

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 In the European Union (EU), Spain added the most new wind in 2009.
But with 26,000 total megawatts installed, Germany still commands
Europe=92s largest wind capacity. Two states in northern Germany that
have a combined population of 4 million, Sachsen-Anhalt and
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, routinely meet some 40 percent of their
electricity needs with wind energy.


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While no other European countries have as extensive a wind=20
infrastructure as Germany and Spain do, several rapidly growing markets=20
in the region have great potential. In Italy, France, and the United=20
Kingdom, total installed capacity has at least doubled since 2006, with=20
all three crossing the 4,000 megawatt mark in 2009. Another country=20
quickly expanding its wind generation is Portugal, which by reaching=20
just over 3,500 megawatts in 2009 edged past wind veteran Denmark into=20
ninth place in the world rankings. Still, with one fifth of its=20
electricity coming from wind Denmark leads all countries in that=20
category.
  =A0
  Such large wind electricity shares may become more common across=20
Europe as EU member countries work to meet their targets under the 2009=20
Renewable Energy Directive, which sets an overall goal of 20 percent=20
renewable energy by 2020. Indeed, as the European Union actually saw=20
net reductions in coal and nuclear generating capacity in 2009, wind=20
accounted for close to 40 percent of all newly installed capacity,=20
making it the region=92s number one new power source for the second=20
straight year.

Europe, China, and the United States tend to dominate the wind=20
headlines, but many other countries are also harnessing this abundant=20
energy source. India, for example, installed 1,300 megawatts in 2009,=20
which was 30 percent less than in 2008 but enough to make it the fifth=20
country to surpass 10,000 megawatts of installed wind capacity. India=92s=
=20
wind industry expects the market to start to rebound in 2010 with the=20
help of several government initiatives introduced in late 2009.
  =A0
  Canada installed 950 megawatts of wind capacity in 2009, coming just=20
shy of entering the top 10 list for total capacity. Ontario=92s new=20
feed-in tariff, a policy tool used for years in Europe under which=20
utilities pay a premium to purchase electricity generated from=20
renewables, should encourage more projects to enter Canada=92s wind=20
development pipeline, which already has some 4,600 megawatts due for=20
completion by 2015.

Latin America and Africa, both rich in wind but with only modest=20
development to date, are two more regions where activity is=20
accelerating. Latin America=92s overall wind capacity more than doubled=20
to 1,200 megawatts in 2009. With 600 megawatts installed, Brazil now=20
claims half the region=92s wind development. Mexico=92s wind capacity grew=
=20
some 140 percent to 200 megawatts, while Chile climbed from a mere 20=20
megawatts to nearly 170 megawatts.

By the end of 2009, just 760 megawatts were installed on the African=20
continent, 90 percent of which was in Egypt and Morocco. But=20
commercial-scale projects are under way in several sub-Saharan=20
countries, including Ethiopia, South Africa, and Kenya. When complete=20
in mid-2012, the 300-megawatt Lake Turkana wind farm in northwest Kenya=20
will be Africa=92s largest, capable of generating 17 percent of that=20
country=92s electricity.

Most of the world=92s wind turbines are found on land, but offshore wind=
=20
capacity is poised to grow rapidly from its current 2,100 megawatts.=20
(See data). Nearly 600 megawatts were brought online in 2009, including=20
the world=92s largest offshore project: Denmark=92s 209-megawatt Horns Rev=
=20
2 wind farm in the North Sea. The United Kingdom leads the offshore=20
category, with 40 percent of global capacity, and appears intent on=20
keeping its position. In January 2010, The Crown Estate announced=20
exclusive wind development agreements for 32,000 megawatts in nine=20
zones within U.K. waters, intended to provide 25 percent of the United=20
Kingdom=92s electricity by 2020. Overall, more than 100,000 megawatts of=
=20
offshore wind are proposed or in development in Europe.

Having increased ninefold in total capacity since the start of the=20
twenty-first century, wind power is quickly solidifying its position as=20
an important part of the global energy mix. As governments look to=20
reduce dependence on price-volatile fossil fuels and to cut carbon=20
emissions, wind=97a widespread, abundant, and inexhaustible resource with=
=20
zero fuel cost=97is becoming an increasingly attractive option. In a=A0200=
9=20
study of world wind resources, Harvard University scientists concluded=20
that the top 10 carbon dioxide-emitting countries could satisfy all of=20
their electricity needs using wind alone. The world will of course use=20
a variety of technologies to meet future energy demand, but these=20
findings leave no doubt: the potential for wind power to replace fossil=20
fuels and take a leading role in stabilizing climate is huge.
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>While no other European
countries have as extensive a wind infrastructure as Germany and Spain
do, several rapidly growing markets in the region have great
potential. In Italy, France, and the United Kingdom, total installed
capacity has at least doubled since 2006, with all three crossing the
4,000 megawatt mark in 2009. Another country quickly expanding its
wind generation is Portugal, which by reaching just over 3,500
megawatts in 2009 edged past wind veteran Denmark into ninth place in
the world rankings. Still, with one fifth of its electricity coming
from wind Denmark leads all countries in that category.

 =A0

 Such large wind electricity shares may become more common across
Europe as EU member countries work to meet their targets under the
2009 Renewable Energy Directive, which sets an overall goal of 20
percent renewable energy by 2020. Indeed, as the European Union
actually saw net reductions in coal and nuclear generating capacity in
2009, wind accounted for close to 40 percent of all newly installed
capacity, making it the region=92s number one new power source for the
second straight year.


Europe, China, and the United States tend to dominate the wind
headlines, but many other countries are also harnessing this abundant
energy source. India, for example, installed 1,300 megawatts in 2009,
which was 30 percent less than in 2008 but enough to make it the fifth
country to surpass 10,000 megawatts of installed wind capacity.
India=92s wind industry expects the market to start to rebound in 2010
with the help of several government initiatives introduced in late
2009.

 =A0

 Canada installed 950 megawatts of wind capacity in 2009, coming just
shy of entering the top 10 list for total capacity. Ontario=92s new
feed-in tariff, a policy tool used for years in Europe under which
utilities pay a premium to purchase electricity generated from
renewables, should encourage more projects to enter Canada=92s wind
development pipeline, which already has some 4,600 megawatts due for
completion by 2015.


Latin America and Africa, both rich in wind but with only modest
development to date, are two more regions where activity is
accelerating. Latin America=92s overall wind capacity more than doubled
to 1,200 megawatts in 2009. With 600 megawatts installed, Brazil now
claims half the region=92s wind development. Mexico=92s wind capacity grew
some 140 percent to 200 megawatts, while Chile climbed from a mere 20
megawatts to nearly 170 megawatts.


By the end of 2009, just 760 megawatts were installed on the African
continent, 90 percent of which was in Egypt and Morocco. But
commercial-scale projects are under way in several sub-Saharan
countries, including Ethiopia, South Africa, and Kenya. When complete
in mid-2012, the 300-megawatt Lake Turkana wind farm in northwest
Kenya will be Africa=92s largest, capable of generating 17 percent of
that country=92s electricity.


Most of the world=92s wind turbines are found on land, but offshore wind
capacity is poised to grow rapidly from its current 2,100 megawatts.
(</x-tad-bigger><color><param>1413,3F3E,9C9B</param><x-tad-bigger>See
data</x-tad-bigger></color><x-tad-bigger>). Nearly 600 megawatts were
brought online in 2009, including the world=92s largest offshore
project: Denmark=92s 209-megawatt Horns Rev 2 wind farm in the North
Sea. The United Kingdom leads the offshore category, with 40 percent
of global capacity, and appears intent on keeping its position. In
January 2010, The Crown Estate announced exclusive wind development
agreements for 32,000 megawatts in nine zones within U.K. waters,
intended to provide 25 percent of the United Kingdom=92s electricity by
2020. Overall, more than 100,000 megawatts of offshore wind are
proposed or in development in Europe.


Having increased ninefold in total capacity since the start of the
twenty-first century, wind power is quickly solidifying its position
as an important part of the global energy mix. As governments look to
reduce dependence on price-volatile fossil fuels and to cut carbon
emissions, wind=97a widespread, abundant, and inexhaustible resource
with zero fuel cost=97is becoming an increasingly attractive option. In
a=A0</x-tad-bigger><color><param>1413,3F3E,9C9B</param><x-tad-bigger>2009
study of world wind resources</x-tad-bigger></color><x-tad-bigger>,
Harvard University scientists concluded that the top 10 carbon
dioxide-emitting countries could satisfy all of their electricity
needs using wind alone. The world will of course use a variety of
technologies to meet future energy demand, but these findings leave no
doubt: the potential for wind power to replace fossil fuels and take a
leading role in stabilizing climate is huge.

</x-tad-bigger><color><param>1413,3F3E,9C9B</param><x-tad-bigger>Copyright=
</x-tad-bigger></color><x-tad-bigger>=A0=A9
2010 Earth Policy Institute

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