WORLD WIND ENERGY NET

This is a List of large wind farms, with an installed generating capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) or more, which are currently operating or are under construction.

Worldwide installed capacity and prediction 1997-2010, Source: WWEA

As of April 2008, worldwide wind farm capacity was 100,000 megawatts (MW),^[1] and wind power produced some 1.3% of global electricity consumption,^[2] accounting for approximately 18% of electricity use in Denmark, 9% in Spain, and 7% in Germany.^[3] The United States is an important growth area and latest American Wind Energy Association figures show that installed U.S. wind power capacity has reached 16,800 MW, which is enough to serve 4.5 million average households.^[4] However, it may be difficult to site wind farms in some areas for aesthetic or environmental reasons, and seasonal variability introduces a challenge in integration of wind power into electricity grids, requiring balancing with other technologies such as hydropower.^[5]

Proposed wind farms

References

1^ Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise

2^ World Wind Energy Association (2008). Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity

3^ European wind companies grow in U.S.

4^ Installed U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% in 2007

5^ International Energy Agency (2007). Renewables in global energy supply: An IEA facts sheet, OECD, 34 pages.

6^ Klondike III, nace el mayor parque eólico "made in Iberdrola" de todo el mundo (Spanish). Energías Renovables (2008-03-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-22.

7^ Evelop and Van Oord build four offshore wind farms (English). Energyportal (2008-04-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-5.

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9^ Buzzards Bay wind farm proposed

10^ 40,000-Acre Wind Farm Proposed for Iowa

11^ ^{a b c} Wind Power in Ontario

12^ History of the Offshore Wind Park

13^ http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/022008/loc_248710737.shtml

14^ Proposed wind farm near Cut Bank may double in size

15^ Barnes County wind project would be state’s largest

16^ Trevor Mallard, West Wind project gets welcome lift-off, Beehive press release, 15 August 2007.

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