Sentences with phrase «wind power capacity grew»

WorldWatch also notes that «during the past five years from 2005 to 2009... wind power capacity grew an average of 27 percent annually».

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.

Over the past decade, world wind power capacity grew more than 20 percent a year, its increase driven by its many attractive features, by public policies supporting its expansion, and by falling costs.

Germany's Renewables Act stipulates that total offshore wind power capacity grow to 6,500 MW by 2020 and to 15,000 MW by 2030.

Not exact matches

Over 54 gigawatts (GW) of wind power were installed globally in 2016 and cumulative capacity grew by more than 12 percent to hit 486.8 GW, according to an April 2017 report from global trade association the Global Wind Energy Counwind power were installed globally in 2016 and cumulative capacity grew by more than 12 percent to hit 486.8 GW, according to an April 2017 report from global trade association the Global Wind Energy CounWind Energy Council.

Between 2004 and 2009, wind energy capacity in the United States grew by 423 %, while solar energy capacity expanded by 150 %.30 Yet over the same time frame, nuclear energy managed to increase by only 1 percent.31 By 2020, wind energy will grow by another 82 %, while nuclear power is only on track to expand by 10 %.32 A clean energy standard would help lift the dormant U.S. nuclear industry off the mat while also ensuring that the market for traditional renewables, like wind and solar, continues to grow through aggressive state mandates.

But China's experience shows that wind capacity can't grow in isolation but requires substantial investment in the power grid.

CNBC Over 54 gigawatts (GW) of wind power were installed in 2016 and cumulative capacity grew by more than 12 percent to hit 486.8 GW, according to a new report from global trade association, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWwind power were installed in 2016 and cumulative capacity grew by more than 12 percent to hit 486.8 GW, according to a new report from global trade association, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWWind Energy Council (GWEC).

Recharge News Almost 42 % more PV capacity was installed than wind around the world in 2016, according to SolarPower Europe and GWEC figures Solar power shot past wind as the fastest growing renewable - energy technology for the first time last year, according to a new report by SolarPower Europe (SPE).

Wind power is fast growing in Brazil, with 10.6 GW installed capacity by the end of 2016 and a further 24 % increase 2017.

Although this was 25 percent less new capacity than in 2012, India is poised to grow its wind power base dramatically in the coming years.

Among the top 20 countries by total wind power capacity in 2017, the fastest growing by new installations were United Kingdom (+4.3 GW / +29.2 %), Brazil (+2.0 GW / +18.8 %), Ireland (+0.4 GW / +15.8 %), India (+4.1 GW / +14.5 %), and France (+1.7 GW / +14.0 %).

According to the authors of the 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report (PDF), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists Ryan Wiser and Mark Bolinger, wind's installed capacity in the U.S. grew by more than 13 gigawatts last year, double the amount from the year before and the largest new source of power that went up last yWind Technologies Market Report (PDF), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists Ryan Wiser and Mark Bolinger, wind's installed capacity in the U.S. grew by more than 13 gigawatts last year, double the amount from the year before and the largest new source of power that went up last ywind's installed capacity in the U.S. grew by more than 13 gigawatts last year, double the amount from the year before and the largest new source of power that went up last year.

Although still small compared with the roughly 300,000 megawatts of land - based wind power, offshore capacity is growing at close to 40 percent a year.

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Perhaps the most revealing point in the article is made by a graph that shows the proportion of China's installed power capacity from wind, hydro and solar having grown from 20 % in 2007 to 35 % in 2016, that is an average rate of about 1.5 % per year.

20L capacity, sufficient for 2 - 3 showers; A water - powered digital alarm clock, no batteries required; A Freeplay radio, this radio can be charged by wind - up, solar or AC rechargeable power; An organic cotton roll - up bed, hand made from high - quality hand woven organically grown cotton using natural colourfast dyes; A clear - cased Self - sufficient Torch, wind - up torch, no batteries required.

Project «EnspireME» as it will be known, will allow the local community to optimise its growing use of wind and solar energy by supplying the reserve power capacity needed to balance the grid.