Vestas (Denmark) – 4983 MW (*) Enercon (Germany) – 3206 NEG Micon (DK)- 4510 Enron (US) – 2288 Gamesa (SPain)-2125 Bonus (DK) – 2306 Nordex (GE)- 1473 MADE (SP)- 783 Mitsubishi (JAP) – 558 REpower (GE) – 379 (*0 Total MW installed from inception until 2001
• source: The world wind energy market in 2001 • See also XlnkS4AE
Monthly Archives: August 2002
Wind machines become bigger
machines continue to grow larger. Average installed capacity exceed 900 kW per turbine in 2001. Monster machine of 4-5 MW are on the drawing boards for offshore projects.
• source: The world wind energy market in 2001 • See also XlnkS4AE
US Bull Wind Market in 2003
A “wind rush” is expected to create another US boom in 2003 in the wind energy market as developers will try to beat expiry of energy tax credits. The 2003 market is expected to exceed 1 GW. – Source BTM consulting
• source: The world wind energy market in 2001 • See also XlnkS4AE
Wind Energy Installed Cost
In the US, [2001 data] wind developers report installed costs in excess of U$ 1,000 per kW – Source BTM report
• source: The world wind energy market in 2001 • See also XlnkS4AE
Huge wind projects in Texas
In 2001, Texas installed 900 MW, that is more than the total installed capacity in Italy, the UK, or the Netherlands, countries that have been developing wind energy for more than a decade.
• source: The world wind energy market in 2001 • See also XlnkS4AE
Renewable Energy World
Renewable Energy World is a magazine publisher quarterly. A comprehensive and authoritative source on renewable energy technology and services. Copies of the magazine are circulated free to qualifies professionals or otherwise available on subscription. A must read to anyone professionally involved in renewable energy.
weblink: jxj.com/magsandj/rew/index.html • from: James & James • in detail XlnkS4AF XlnkC1833
The world wind energy market in 2001
Wind energy global markets soared in 2001, setting a new record. I that year, 6.8 GW of was installed up 2.3 GW from the year 2000. Growth of new capacity exceeded 50%. revenues from equipment sales and installations were about U$ 5.2 billion. The BTM consulting report available on the web.
weblink: btm.dk • from: BTM Consulting Demark • in detail XlnkS4AE XlnkC1832
Aside
When you don’t know where to go, you have to remember where you are coming from.– African proverb
Earth Summit 2002 (Jo’Burg) Coverage by WorldWire
Full daily coverage of the Johannesburg SD summit 2002
weblink: worldwire.org/fullcoverage.asp?FCTopicID=Earth+Summit • from: WorldWire • in detail XlnkS4AC XlnkC1831
Myth #2: Economic growth is a path to a sustainable and equitable future
The World Commission on Environment and Development called for annual economic growth of 5 to 6 per cent in developing nations and 3 to 4 per cent in industrialized nations. A simple example will reveal the flawed logic of this prescription. In Ethiopia, per capita income in 1999 was $100 (U.S.). At a higWy optimistic growth rate of 6 per cent, Ethiopia’s per capita income would grow to $179 in 10 years and $1,842 in 50 years. In contrast, Canada’s per capita income was $21,050 (U.S.) in 1999. At a growth rate of 3 per cent per year, compounded, Canada’s per capita income would grow to $28,289 in 10 years and $92,281 in 50 years. This comparison destroys the fiction that economic growth provides a path to a just and sustainable future. The rich get much richer and the poor get marginally less poor, but the gap grows wider and wider.
• source: Myths of Sustainable development • See also XlnkS4AB