Renewable Energy Must Be Core to Fresh Start after Corona

The current corona virus crisis will have a global impact on the market development in 2020, but renewable energy has to be a core element to restore the global economy

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WWEA: Focus on renewable energy has to be core element of a strategy to restore and green the global economy

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Wind power capacity worldwide reaches 650,8 GW, 59,7 GW added in 2019 / Leading wind experts from around the world: Corona crisis will slow down the markets in 2020

The overall capacity of all wind turbines installed worldwide by the end of 2019 reached 650,8 Gigawatt, according to statistics presented today by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) during a webinar. 59’667 Megawatt were added in the year 2019, substantially more than in 2018 when only 50’252 Megawatt got erected. 2019 was the second strongest wind year in terms of market size, with a growth rate of 10,1 %, higher than the 9,3 % of the previous year but lower than in 2016 and 2017. All wind turbines installed by end of 2019 can cover more than 6% of the global electricity demand. China... ... More: Official Press Release WWEA