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Global market overview - Spain and Portugal bow out as Mexico muscles in

WORLDWIDE: The wind industry is facing a tough year. One word stands out from a quick glance at the headlines in our annual market status report: uncertainty.

Worldwide Eickhoff has its own specialised foundaries

Close up - own foundries give strategic edge

GERMANY: As Vestas looks to sell off its foundaries, gearbox supplier Eickhoff shows how it is using them to analyse materials and improve products.

France The La Butte du Fraus wind farm... French onshore projects in the zones have been restricted to five turbines

Analysis - France boosts wind with law simplification

FRANCE: The French wind industry has breathed a sigh of relief with the passage of a law on simplifying the rules governing the installation of turbines on the mainland and in overseas territories.

Going up… Met mast installation at Vatenfall's Swindford wind farm in the UK

How to plan the perfect wind measurement campaign

WORLDWIDE: A wind resource measurement campaign has two main goals: to make a project financeable and to ensure the operational wind farm meets expectations.

gLOBAL WIND CAPACITY - BIGGEST CHANGERS

Last updated 9 January 2013

  Start 2012 Extra MW Extra MW Change %
UK 5,953 8,039 2,086 35
Poland 1,616 2,189 573 35
Romania 982 1,750 768 78
Tunisia 54 154 100 185
China 45,050 55,210 10,160 23
Brazil 1,377 1,814 437 32
Mexico 519 1,260 741 143
Illinois 2,743 3,563 820 30
Oregon 2,513 3,265 752 30
Colorado 1,800 2,389 589 33
Kansas 1,274 1,931 657 52
Pennsylvania 789 1,028 239 30
Idaho 617 940 323 52
West Virginia 564 775 211 37
Montana 386 594 208 54
Michigan 377 495 118 31
Ohio 112 417 305 272
Arizona 138 252 114 83
United States 46,917 55,502 8,606 18
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Last updated 6 February 2013

Project Name Country MW Developer Online year Date reported
Habahei I China 49.5 China Datang Corporation (CDT) 2013 06/02/13
Bethlehem (Pocono Reservoir) USA 50 Bethlehem Authority;Iberdrola;Iberdrola Renewables USA 2015 05/02/13
Central Eólica de Mexico I Mexico 200 Mexión;Notus Energy 2014 05/02/13
Tay, Cowal and Trossachs Forest Districts UK 100 PNE Wind 2016 05/02/13
Enzhaoshan China 49.5 China Datang Corporation (CDT) 2014 04/02/13
Cerro Bandera Argentina 40 Cutural Co Local Authority;Enarsa 2016 04/02/13
Baihechang China 49.5 China Huaneng Group 2013 04/02/13
Julongshan China 49.5 Sinohydro Corporation 2013 04/02/13
Brogborough UK 7.2 FCC 2015 04/02/13
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Market status

Introduction - Emerging markets enter the mainstream

By Catherine Early, 27 February 2012

WORLDWIDE: On the face of it, 2011 was a good year for wind energy. The figures collected by our global network of correspondents reveal an annual installation of around 38GW wind-power capacity, achieving a new record high. Total installed capacity rose to around 230GW, a 20% growth on 2010's total.

United States - Bumper 2012 expected to precede mass downturn

By Ros Davidson, 1 March 2012

UNITED STATES: Fasten your seat belts -- it will be a bumpy ride. The domestic US wind market has entered a period of unprecedented boom as turbine makers and developers scramble to beat market uncertainty due to the possible expiration in December of the country's most significant financial incentive.

United Kingdom - Gearing up for a busy year amid regulatory change

By Catherine Early and Paul Garrett, 1 March 2012

UNITED KINGDOM: This year will be a busy one for the UK wind industry, with onshore developers striving to ensure that projects are operational ahead of changes to the renewables' incentive scheme next year. Offshore, manufacturers will be pinning down locations for factories and distribution centres ahead of the massive demand expected from developers involved in the UK's next wave of offshore projects - Round 3.

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