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==Major Players==Vestas The History of Wind Systems, General Electric and Gamesa Innovation & Technology are the top players in terms of installed power capacity in the year 2007.{|borderEnergy="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" width="38"|<font color="#FFFFFF">* '''S.No.3200 BC:'''</font>Early Egyptians use wind to sail boats on the Nile River|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">* '''Company0 : '''</font>The Chinese fly kites during battle to signal their troops|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">* '''Installed Capacity700s :''' People living in Sri Lanka use wind to smelt (MWseparate)</font>|metal from rock ore. They would dig large crescent-|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|1|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Vestas (Denmark)|align = "right" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|4shaped furnaces near the top of steep mountainsides. In summer,500|monsoon winds blow up the mountain slopes and into a furnace to create a mini-|align = "center"|2|GE Energy tornado. Charcoal fires inside the furnace could reach 1200°C (United States2200°F). Archaeologists believe the furnaces enabled Sri Lankans to make iron and steel for weapons and farming tools.|align = "right"|3,300|-|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|3|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Gamesa * '''950 AD:''' The first windmills are developed in Persia (Spain)|align = "right" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|3,050|present-|align = "center"|4|Enercon (Germanyday Iran)|align = "right"|2. The windmills look like modern day revolving doors,700enclosed on two sides to increase the tunnel effect. These windmills grind corn and pump water.|* '''1200s :''' Europeans begin to build windmills to grind grain. They also built the first post mills out of wood. The Mongolian armies of Genghis Khan capture Persian windmill builders and take them to China to build irrigation windmills. Persian-|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|5|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Suzlon (India)|align = "right" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|2style windmills are built in the Middle East. In Egypt,000windmills grind sugar cane. |-* '''1300s :''' The Dutch invent the smock mill. The smock mill consists of a wooden tower with six or eight sides. The roof on top rotates to keep the sails in the wind.|align = "center"|6:'''.'''<br>|Siemens (Denmark/Germany):'''.'''<br>|align = "right"|1,400:'''.'''<br>|* '''1892 :''' Danish inventor Poul LaCour invents a Dutch-|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|7|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Acciona (Spain)|align = "right" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|870|style windmill with large wooden sails that generates electricity. He discovers that fast-|align = "center"|8|Goldwind (China turning rotors with few blades generate more electricity than slow- PRC)|align = "right"|830|turning rotors with many blades. By 1908, Denmark has 72 windmills providing low-cost electricity to farms and villages.|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|9:'''.'''<br>|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Nordex (Germany):'''.'''<br>|align = "right" bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|670:'''.'''<br>|-:'''.'''<br>|align = "center"|10|Sinovel (China - PRC)|align = "right"|670|-|}*'''2000s :''' North Hoyle, the largest offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom, is built. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 strengthens incentives for wind and other renewable energy sources.

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==Market Overview==* The world's wind industry defied the economic downturn in 2008 and by he end of the year 2009, the sector saw its annual market grow by 41.5% over 2008, and total global wind power capacity increased by 31.7% to 158GW in 2009.* US, China and Germany together hold To know more than 50% of the global wind power capacity.* Asia and North America have seen tremendous growth in the installed wind power capacity over the last 6 years.* Asia was the world's largest regional market for wind energy with capacity additions amounting to 15.4GW. China was the world's largest market in 2009, more than doubling its capacity from 12.1GW in 2008 to 25.8GW, adding a staggering 13.8GW of capacity.* China and the US account for more than 60% of the new installed capacity of 38.3GW in 2009. India's total installed capacity increased to 10.9GW with 1.3GW of new installed capacity in 2009.* The 2009 market for turbine installations was worth about 45 bn € or 63 bn US$ and about half a million people are now employed by the wind industry around the world.{|border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"|[[Image:wind energy Installed capacity1 2009.png|center|450px|thumb| Fig '''[http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=167 Top 10 Cumulative Installed Capacity 2009the History of Wind Energy]''']]|[, [Image:wind energy New capacity1.png|center|450px|thumb| Fig '''[httphttps://www.gwecdolcera.net/teamwiki_prod/index.php?id=167 Top 10 New Installed Capacity 2009]''']]|-|}[[Image:Region Capacities1.png|800px|center|thumb| Fig '''[http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=167 Annual Installed Capacity by Region 2003-2009]''']The_History_of_Wind_Energy click here]

==Global Wind Energy Market Forecast=====Market Overview===* Global In the year 2010, the wind power capacity could reach 2reached worldwide '''196’630 Megawatt''',300 GW by 2030after '''159’050 MW''' in 2009, providing up to 22% '''120’903 MW''' in 2008, and '''93’930 MW''' in 2007.[[Image:World_Installed.JPG|center|589*277px|thumb|Source: [http://www.wwindea.org/home/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.pdf World Wind Energy Report, 2010]]]* Wind power showed a growth rate of the world's electricity needs''23.6 %''', from the existing 2lowest growth since 2004 and the second lowest growth of the past decade.2% * For the first time in 2010more than two decades, the market for new wind turbines was smaller than in the previous year and reached an overall size of '''37’642 MW''', after 38'312 MW in 2009. [[Image:New.JPG|center|589* Global 277px|thumb|Source: [http://www.wwindea.org/home/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.pdf World Wind Energy Report, 2010]]]* All wind capacity will stand at 409GW up from 158GW at turbines installed by the end of 2008. During 20142010 worldwide can generate '''430 Tera watt hours per annum''', 62more than the total electricity demand of the United Kingdom, the sixth largest economy of the world, and equaling 2.5 GW % of new capacity will be added to the global total, compared to 38electricity consumption.3 GW * In the year 2010, altogether '''83 countries''', one more than in 2009, used wind energy for electricity generation. 52 countries increased their total installed capacity, after 49 in the previous year.* The annual growth rates during this period will average 20turnover of the wind sector worldwide reached '''40 billion Euros (55 billion US$) in 2010''', after 50 billion Euros (70 billion US$) in the year 2009.9% The decrease is due to lower prices for wind turbines and a shift towards China.* China became number one in terms of total installed capacityand the center of the international wind industry, and 10.3% added '''18’928 Megawatt''' within one year, accounting for annual more than 50 % of the world market growthfor new wind turbines.* Three regions The wind sector in 2010 employed '''670’000 persons''' worldwide.* Nuclear disaster in Japan and oil spill in Gulf of Mexico will continue to drive have long-term impact on the expansion prospects of wind energy . Governments need to urgently reinforce their wind energy policies.* WWEA sees a global capacityof '''600’000 Megawatt''' as possible by the year 2015 and more than '''1’500’000 Megawatt''' by the year 2020. Source: Asia[http://www.wwindea.org/home/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.pdf World Wind Energy Report, North America 2010] ===Global Market Forecast===* Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010, provides forecast under [https://dolcera.net/teamwiki_prod/index.php/Forecast_Scenarios three different scenarios] - Reference, Moderate and EuropeAdvanced.* Asia will remain The Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity is estimated to reach 572,733 MW by the fastest growing market in year 2030, under the worldReference Scenario* The Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity is estimated to reach 1, driven primarily 777,550 MW by Chinathe year 2030, which under the Moderate Scenario* The Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity is set estimated to continue reach 2,341,984 MW by the rapid upscaling of its year 2030, under the Advanced Scenario* The following chart shows the Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Forecast,under the different scenarios: [[Image:Global_Forecast.JPG|center|618*363px|thumb|Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity Forecast, Source: [http://www.gwec.net/fileadmin/documents/Publications/GWEO%202010%20final.pdf Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010]]]  Source: [http://www.gwec.net/fileadmin/documents/Publications/GWEO%202010%20final.pdf Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010] ===Market Growth Rates===* The growth rate is the relation between the new installed wind power capacity and hold its position as the world’s largest annual marketinstalled capacity of the previous year. Annual additions are expected * With '''23.6 %''', the year 2010 showed the second lowest growth rate of the last decade. [[Image:World_Market_Growth Rates.JPG|center|594*345px|thumb|World Market Growth Rates, Source: [http://www.wwindea.org/home/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.pdf World Wind Energy Report, 2010]]] * Before 2010, the annual growth rate had continued to be well over 20 GW increase since the year 2004, '''peaking in China by 20142009 at 31.7%''', the highest rate since 2001.* Sustained The highest growth is also expected rates of the year 2010 by country can be found in India'''Romania''', which will increase increased its capacity steadily by 2 GW every 40 times.* The second country with a growth rate of more than 100 % was '''Bulgaria (112%)'''.* In the year2009, four major wind markets had more than doubled their wind capacity: '''China, Mexico, Turkey, and be complemented by Morocco'''.* Next to China, strong growth could be found mainly in other Asian markets'''Eastern European and South Eastern European''' countries: Romania, including JapanBulgaria, TaiwanTurkey, South Korea Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Croatia and the PhilippinesCyprus, and potentially some othersBelgium.* By 2014, Africa (with the annual market will reach 14.5 GW, exception of Egypt and a total Morocco) and Latin America (with the exception of 60 GW will be installed Brazil), are again lagging behind the rest of the world in Europe over this five year periodthe commercial use of wind power. * The Top 10 countries by Growth Rate are shown in the figure listed below (only markets bigger than 200 MW have been considered): [[Image:Market forecastTop_Growth_Countries.png|800pxJPG|center|606*428px|thumb| Fig '''Top Countries by Market Growth Rates, Source: [http://www.gwecwwindea.netorg/indexhome/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.php?idpdf World Wind Energy Report, 2010]]] =167 Annual =Geographical Distribution==* China became number one in total installed capacity and the center of the international wind industry, and added '''18'928 Megawatt''' within one year, accounting for more than 50 % of the world market forecast for new wind turbines.* Major decrease in new installations can be observed in North America and the '''USA lost its number one position''' in total capacity to China.* Many Western European countries are showing stagnation, whereas there is strong growth in a number of Eastern European countries.* '''Germany''' keeps its number one position in Europe with '''27'215 Megawatt''', followed by region 2009-2013]Spain with 20'676 Megawatt.* The highest shares of wind power can be found in three European countries: '']]'Denmark (21.0%), Portugal (18.0 %) and Spain (16.0%)'''.* '''Asia''' accounted for the largest share of new installations '''(54.6%)''', followed by '''Europe (27.0%)''' and '''North America (16.7 %)'''.* '''Latin America (1.2%)''' and '''Africa (0.4%)''' still played only a marginal role in new installations.* Africa: North Africa represents still lion share of installed capacity, wind energy plays hardly a role yet in Sub-Sahara Africa.* Nuclear disaster in Japan and oil spill in Gulf of Mexico will have long-term impact on the prospects of wind energy. Governments need to urgently reinforce their wind energy policies.<br>Source:[http://www.gwecwwindea.netorg/indexhome/images/stories/pdfs/worldwindenergyreport2010_s.php?id=167 GWEC's Global pdf World Wind Energy Report , 2010] The regional breakdowns for the period 2009-2030 has been provided for the following three scenarios:# [[Regional Breakdown: Reference scenario (GWEO 2010)]]# [[Regional Breakdown: Moderate scenario (GWEO 2010)]]# [[Regional Breakdown: Advanced scenario (GWEO 2010)]] ''Note: To know more about the '''[[Forecast Scenarios]]''', [https://dolcera.net/teamwiki_prod/index.php/Forecast_Scenarios click here]''