15 February 2015
Global wind statistics 2014
New frontiers opening in wind energy in 2014
Led by China and Brazil in the first instance, as well as Mexico and South Africa, non-OECD markets outstripped the traditional markets in Europe and North America again in 2014. China installed an astonishing 23 GW of new wind power last year, bringing its cumulative total to more than 114 GW, and Brazil was the world’s 4th largest market in 2014, entering the top 10 in cumulative rankings for the first time. The African market took off in 2014, while Germany, Chile, Canada and Turkey also had record years.
GWEC Secretary General Steve Sawyer said “Wind power’s growth is increasingly driven by its competitive pricing, as well as because it enhances energy security, price stability and (especially in China) through the need to address the choking smog that is increasingly making major urban areas in the developing world unliveable.”
