GWEC Global Wind Report 9 April 2014
GLOBAL WIND REPORT
ANNUAL MARKET UPDATE 2013
T HE EUROPE A N UNION
Navigating the global wind power market
The Global Wind Energy Council is the international trade association for the wind power industry – communicating the benefits of wind power to national governments, policy makers and international institutions. GWEC provides authoritative research and analysis on the wind power industry in more than 80 countries around the world.
Our next publications to watch for include:
Global Wind Energy Outlook October 2014
GWEC China Wind Development Report 2014
(English/Chinese) Q4 2014
Global Statistics February 2015
Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today's energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. Photo by Will Herman
GWEC represents the industry with or at the UNFCCC, the IEA, international financial institutions, the IPCC and IRENA.
GWEC – opening up the frontiers follow us on
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fresh wind for the next big step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Redefining the cost debate – the Concept of Society’s Cost of Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Renewable Energy future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Global Status of Wind Power in 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Market Forecast for 2014 – 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNUAL MARKET UPDATE 2013
T HE EUROPE A N UNION
Navigating the global wind power market
The Global Wind Energy Council is the international trade association for the wind power industry – communicating the benefits of wind power to national governments, policy makers and international institutions. GWEC provides authoritative research and analysis on the wind power industry in more than 80 countries around the world.
Our next publications to watch for include:
Global Wind Energy Outlook October 2014
GWEC China Wind Development Report 2014
(English/Chinese) Q4 2014
Global Statistics February 2015
Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today's energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. Photo by Will Herman
GWEC represents the industry with or at the UNFCCC, the IEA, international financial institutions, the IPCC and IRENA.
GWEC – opening up the frontiers follow us on
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fresh wind for the next big step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Redefining the cost debate – the Concept of Society’s Cost of Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Renewable Energy future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Global Status of Wind Power in 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Market Forecast for 2014 – 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .