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EWEA Forecasts 75 GW of Installed Wind Power by 2010.

Advanced Materials & Composites News, May, 2004

May 3, 2004 - The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the European Commission's Directorate General for Transport and Energy (DG TREN) have published "Wind Energy - The Facts," a detailed overview of the European wind energy industry. The 330-page, five-volume report provides a comprehensive overview of wind energy's past, present, and future in the European Union, covering technology, costs and prices, industry and employment, environment, market development, and research and development.

The overview shows that the wind industry has changed significantly over the past decade. Global installed capacity has increased from 2,500 MW in 1992 to about 40,000 MW at the end of 2004, at an annual growth rate of near 30%. Over 75% of this capacity has been...

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