Wind Generation 2011

Global wind energy MW capacity grew 8% less in 2010 than 2009, with yearly growth mainly driven by China. The United States, China, and Germany were the top three countries in installed MW of wind energy capacity in 2009, but China moved to first place, nearly tripling the combined installations of the U.S. and Germany in 2010. U.S. wind generation installations in 2010 were approximately 50% of the MW installed in 2009, but the total U.S. wind installations rose to 40,181 MW.

In the ScottMadden report, Wind Generation 2011, we provide a summary of 2011 milestones for wind installations and offer an update on a variety of wind generation activities, including offshore wind, technology advances in wind generation, and a recap of recent news in this area.