Wind Could Supply Nearly 20 Percent of Global Power by 2030: Report Nina Chestney - Reuters
go to original October 25, 2014

The full report, entitled Global Wind Energy Outlook 2014, is available at GWEC.net (PDF)

Installed wind power capacity could swell by 530 percent to 2,000 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, supplying up to 19 percent of global electricity, a report from a trade association and Greenpeace said on Tuesday.

It said installed wind energy capacity totalled 318 GW at the end of last year worldwide and provided around 3 percent of global electricity supply. Capacity is set to grow by another 45 GW to 363 GW this year.

In some parts of the world, particularly in Europe, people have objected to wind power due to government subsidies which they claim have contributed towards rising energy bills.

But Steve Sawyer, chief executive of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), said: "Wind power has become the least-cost option when adding new capacity to the grid in an increasing number of markets, and prices continue to fall."

The GWEC, which represents 1,500 wind power producers, looked at the future of the wind energy industry to 2020, 2030 and 2050 under three scenarios based on existing and future emissions reduction and renewable energy policies.

Based on International Energy Agency forecasts, it said cumulative installed wind energy capacity could reach 611 GW by 2020 and 964 GW by 2030.

...The report identified Brazil, Mexico and South Africa as areas for new growth in wind energy. Brazil is set to install nearly 4 GW this year alone, while Mexico should add around 2 GW a year for the next 10 years.

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