RSS
Home
US world leader in wind energy production
Print
Email
RSS
Subscribe
There is a total of 85,000 employed in the U.S
wind energy sector (Photo/Business Wire)
At the same time as wind energy is becoming an increasingly important player in the world’s energy markets, United States has turned into the world leader in wind power installations, grabbing the title from Germany.
“The U.S wind energy industry turned in a record-shattering performance in 2008, establishing wind as one of the leading sources of new electricity generation in the country and a job creation dynamo”, said American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) CEO Denise Bode.
More than 400,000 people are employed within the world wind industry and the global wind market for turbine installations was in 2008 worth an estimated $47.5 billion. The Global Wind Energy Council also estimates that the U.S added about 35,000 new jobs within the wind sector in 2008, with new completed projects accounting for 42% of the 50% increase in wind power generation capacity.
It is not surprising. An appealing solution to both energy insecurity and the lowering of carbon emissions, wind can be installed quickly and virtually everywhere in the world. The EU put in an average of 20 wind turbines per working day in 2008, and 43% of all new electricity generating capacity built in 2008 comes, not from gas, coal or nuclear power, but from wind.
But although the U.S has replaced Germany on the wind energy throne there is no telling for how long. The Chinese government has identified the development of wind energy as one of their key economic growth areas and is expected to double its capacity in 2009, reaching one third or more of the world’s total new installed capacity.
Related Articles:
Comments
