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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published the 15th edition of The Global Wind Report , described as the wind industry’s flagship publication which provides a comprehensive, global view of the sector through the latest market data, country profiles, trends and analysis. GW installed in 2019.

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Q3 2021: Walmart, Microsoft empower communities; wind-powered hydrogen; Louisiana solar

GreenBiz

The major corporate renewable energy deals announced in the third quarter of 2021 tracked higher than the year-earlier period, but well below contracts announced for the same period in 2019.

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More US wind power capacity was installed in 2020 than in any other year

Renewable Energy World

According to recent data released from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. Texas has the most wind turbine capacity among states: 30.2 GW added in 2012. Source: U.S.

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Global wind power grows by more than 60GW in 2019

Business Green

But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues. Meanwhile, the growing number of wind farms around the world continues to be largely driven by financing via market based policy mechanisms, such as the UK's Contracts for Difference scheme, it seems.

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Vestas Holds On to Wind Turbine Crown for 2019

GreenTechMedia

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas retained its title as the largest global supplier in the space last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, with Siemens Gamesa coming in a close second in a bumper year for the wind power industry. Offshore wind jumped to 12 percent of the entire market in 2019.

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Will Airborne Wind Power Finally Fly in 2021?

GreenTechMedia

The German company SkySails Power last month announced that its energy kite concept would be taking to the skies this year in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius. In February 2019, Makani had partnered with another corporate colossus, Shell, to investigate using energy kites in offshore environments.

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UK leads Europe on new wind power as global turbine market enjoys boom

Business Green

The UK continued to lead Europe in new wind power last year, adding 2.4GW of both onshore and offshore capacity as turbine installations rose more than a quarter across the continent in 2019, according to trade body WindEurope. All three countries only built onshore wind farms in 2019.