Overview of worldwide wind generation

An overview of activities in the United States and Europe including a look at installed capacity, generation, specific yield, price, and environmental impact. The 1992–1993 period saw the wind industry reach several significant milestones. Worldwide wind generation exceeded 4 TWh during 1992 for the...

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Published in:Renewable energy 1994-08, Vol.5 (1), p.542-550
Main Author: Gipe, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Natural energy
Wind energy
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Summary:An overview of activities in the United States and Europe including a look at installed capacity, generation, specific yield, price, and environmental impact. The 1992–1993 period saw the wind industry reach several significant milestones. Worldwide wind generation exceeded 4 TWh during 1992 for the first time and surpassed 5 TWh in 1993. See Table 1. By 1995 total generation will approach 7 TWh. During 1993 Europe's total installed wind generating capacity exceeded 1,000 MW for the first time: the Netherlands and the United Kingdom both topped 100 MW, and Germany exceeded 300 MW. North America Europe World MW TWh MW TWh MW TWh 1992 1,700 2.8 900 1.5 2,650 4.4 1993 1,700 2.9 1,270 2.3 3,050 5.4 1994 1,700 3.1 1,550 2.8 3,350 6.1 1995 1,750 31.0 1,950 3.6 3,800 6.8
ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/0960-1481(94)90432-4