Wind energy: Record Chinese installations drive global market past 63,000 megawatts

Brussels - Powered by an astonishing 30,500 megawatts (MW) of new installations in China, the global wind power industry installed 63,013 MW in 2015, representing annual market growth of 22 percent.

The US market reached 8.6 GW on the back of a strong fourth quarter surge, and Germany led a stronger than expected performance in Europe with a record 6 GW of new installations, including 2.3 GW offshore. Total global capacity reached 432,419 MW at the end of 2015, representing cumulative growth of 17 percent.

Source: IWR Online, 22 Feb 2016