Data from World Wind Energy Association, for installed Mega Watts of global wind power capacity in 2007. 19,696 MW of capacity were added in 2007, bringing the total to 93,849 MW. Europe accounts for 61% of installed capacity, Germany accounts for 24% and the USA 18%.
The graph shows the top 10 producers (with the exceptions of Denmark and Portugal) and includes Japan (which is 13th).
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It’s great to see that wind power has really gained in the US over the past 3 years. Hopefully local municipalities will be giving when it comes to allowing citizens to put up windmill systems.
Unfortunately, I have heard from some individuals of local townships not allowing generation systems because they’re “Too Tall” even though they fall far below heights that would interfere with air traffic or anything of the sort.
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Wow 20% of electricity by 2030! That’s quite an amazing statistic. Love your blog.
Wind power is not a solution.
The whole truth about wind turbines is never told by lobbyists and governments.
How could the very weak and extremely unreliable initial energy source of a wind turbine ever produce a steady power of any significance?
Please think!
And read: “Wind energy- the whole truth” at: http://www.windenergy-the-truth.com/
And to show how completely irrelevant wind power is in regard to the worldwide energy and climate crisis visit the following link: http://www.bp.com/iframe.do?categoryId=9024179&contentId=7044895
And play around with the charts you see there (The BP charts regarding energy reserves and energy consumption worldwide over the last 20 to 40 years.) and make some calculations. And if you don´t get confused with the zeros, you will get my point.
The resources now poured into futile, but very ingenious and high-tech windmills, could be far better used for, for example:
1) Burning coal in a cleaner way,
2) Efficiency of energy use in the broadest sense of the word
3) Promoting a drastic change of life style (There are about 6.5 billion people, who all have the right to have some energy to their disposal).
Just 3 ideas.
Alexander
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hii..thats a good news but 1% is very very small..we would surely have power crisis if we dont promote the alternative energy source like wind energy for electricity generation.
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