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The recent additions of wind capacity led to higher output overall in September and October, despite the lower capacity factors.

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This has led to record capacity growth in solar and wind here in the U.S..

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But Europe has been leading the way in using the technology, adding 3 GW last year and taking total offshore capacity to 19 GW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.

These improvements have led to an installed wind capacity of 74,821 MW in the United States, enough electricity to power nearly 20 million average U.S. homes every year.

LONDON (Reuters)- Global installed wind power capacity increased by 12.4 percent to more than 318 gigawatts in 2013 led by China and Canada, industry figures showed on Wednesday.

The EU however still leads in cumulative capacity and its 129 GW onshore and offshore wind installations, allowed six countries — Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Romania and Germany — to generate between 10 and 40 % of their electricity from wind.

In the European Union, renewables account for 80 % of new capacity and wind power becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030, due to strong growth both onshore and offshore.

Ontario continued to lead Canada in installed wind energy capacity, adding 119 MW of new wind in 2017, bringing that province's total installed capacity to 4,900 MW.

Ontario continued to lead Canada in market size and growth, adding 413 MW of new wind energy capacity in 2016 to bring its total installed capacity to 4,781 MW.

Led by wind and solar, renewables represented more than half the new power capacity around the world, reaching a record 153 Gigawatt (GW), 15 % more than the previous year.

The Texas A&M Energy Institute's Wind Energy Center will lead the Texas Offshore Wind Farm Innovation team as part of the Gulf Offshore Wind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity facWind Energy Center will lead the Texas Offshore Wind Farm Innovation team as part of the Gulf Offshore Wind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity facWind Farm Innovation team as part of the Gulf Offshore Wind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity facWind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity facwind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity factor.

«The more overall generation capacity becomes dependent on the wind, the greater the risks posed by its intermittent nature — which leads to higher costs.»

Windpower Monthly Leading trade bodies, led by the Global Wind Energy Council, have celebrated reaching 500GW installed capacity world wide, on Global Wind Day 2017.

Reuters China will lead growth in global wind power capacity of almost 65 percent over the next five years, with other Asian countries also developing more renewable energy, the Global Wind Energy Council said on Tueswind power capacity of almost 65 percent over the next five years, with other Asian countries also developing more renewable energy, the Global Wind Energy Council said on TuesWind Energy Council said on Tuesday.

Texas leads the United states with 9,528 mw of installed wind power capacity — a level exceeded by only four countries.

Advancements in wind turbines designs have also led a surge in the installed capacity of wind power.

The country already leads the way in offshore wind power, accounting for 40 % of the world's 12 gigawatts of installed capacity.

Wind power is the world's leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012.

According to Wind Power in Europe, wind energy was not only the leading source of new electricity generation in 2014 (representing 44 per cent of new installed capacity), it has been the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in Europe over the last 15 yeWind Power in Europe, wind energy was not only the leading source of new electricity generation in 2014 (representing 44 per cent of new installed capacity), it has been the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in Europe over the last 15 yewind energy was not only the leading source of new electricity generation in 2014 (representing 44 per cent of new installed capacity), it has been the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in Europe over the last 15 years.

[i] Energy Information Administration, West Coast wind patterns lead to below normal wind generation capacity factors, August 11, 2015, http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=22452

Although the United States has the second - highest wind power capacity in the world — some 61,000 megawatts — a lack of long - term policy planning has led to several such boom - and - bust cycles.

Mr. Grybowski is now leading the company's efforts to develop a series of utility - scale offshore wind projects to serve the northeast United States with total potential capacity of more than 2,000 MW.

This package could lead to the development of 23,000 megawatts of wind generating capacity, enough to satisfy the residential electricity needs of 7 million homes.

Over 80 percent of this world - leading wind capacity is now feeding electricity to the grid.

At the end of 2008, for instance, the U.S. led the world in installed wind generation capacity, but half of new installations that year were accounted for by imports.

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.

Still, all told, China leads the world with 75,000 megawatts of wind capacity: more than a quarter of the world total.

Wind capacity additions accounted for more than 45 % of total 2012 capacity additions and exceeded capacity additions from any other fuel source, including natural gas (which led capacity additions in 2000 - 07, 2010, and 2011).

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For 2012 as a whole, the four leading states for wind capacity installations were California (1,789 MW), Kansas (1,447 MW), Texas (1,504 MW), and Oklahoma (1,382 MW).

Ontario led the way with over half of the new wind energy capacity (just under 1 GW), while Quebec and Alberta added 460 MW and 350 MW respectively.

The UK already leads the world in the amount of offshore wind installed, and has set an ambitious target of adding a further 18GW to its capacity by 2020.

Since spatial wind onshore potentials are highest in the West and North of the country, this leads to a high capacity concentration in these areas.

For AB Inbev, it has led to the launch of Enel Green Power's Thunder Ranch Wind Farm in Oklahoma with its 300 MW capacity that will power 100 % of the renewable electricity demand needed to brew Budweiser in the US.

For the year, California lead the 2011 state - by - state installed wind power capacity rankings with 921.3 MW.

Since Texas has its own grid, known as the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT, and has installed more wind capacity than the next three wind - leading states combined, the Texas experience shows what variable renewables like wind power do to the grid.

Munjal said it will become the next big state for wind capacity after Tamil Nadu, and it is already a leading state for solar.

I would like to see the environmental impact statement for 400 one gigawatt wind / solar farms (average output over a calendar year) and the lead / acid battery production facilities necessary to back each of them up over all anticipated combinations of overcast / calm / darkness to ensure that the 400 gigawatt baseload capacity was available with a reliability equal to or superior to that of the fossil fuel plants that they replaced.

That's still a long way from the 8,797 megawatts of wind - energy capacity now operating in Texas, by far the leading wind - energy producer in the United States, the paper reported.

Brazil, which leads the way in the rapidly expanding Latin American market, reached 1,500 megawatts of total wind capacity in 2011, a 63 percent increase over 2010.

China led all countries in annual wind power gains for the third straight year, installing a jaw - dropping 18,000 megawatts for a total wind capacity of 63,000 megawatts.

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Texas still holds its lead in installed wind power capacity, with 7,118 megawatts, but according to the latest industry data, Iowa has edged pass California as the United States» number two wind power: Iowa now has 2,791

The United Kingdom has been leading the charge offshore; it brought 854 MW of offshore wind capacity online in 2012, driving its total to 2,093 MW.

The United States has led the world in each of the last four years in new wind generating capacity, having overtaken Germany in 2005.

Solar PV is set to lead capacity additions, pushed by deployment in China and India, meanwhile in the European Union, wind becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030.