{"id":1825,"date":"2010-03-19T18:23:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T22:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:52","slug":"report-says-wind-power-capacity-grew-in-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/report-says-wind-power-capacity-grew-in-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Report says wind power capacity grew in 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Source: Live Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>The World Wind Energy Association<\/a> (WWEA) said in a report released earlier this month that worldwide wind power capacity reached 159\u00e2\u20ac\u2122213MW in the period. 38\u00e2\u20ac\u2122312 MW were added in 2009.
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2009 saw the biggest growth rate since 2001, or 31,7%. That means global wind energy production now could meet the equivalent of Italy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s energy demand, or 2% of global electricity demand.
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Asia accounted for the largest share of new installations (40, 4%), followed by North America with 28,4%. The United states remained at the top in terms of total installed capacity.<\/p>\n

The industry generated a turnover of US$67.6 billion, employing 550,000 people worldwide. It is expected that 2010 will see total wind capacity exceed a 200\u00e2\u20ac\u2122000 Megawatt capacity.
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