The current wind power market
GLOBAL WIND AND ENERGY COUNCIL ( GWEC )
“ The economics , energy security and job / industry creation attributes of wind energy may on their own drive us to 20 percent global wind power by 2030 , but that seems rather optimistic without a concerted global effort to decarbonise the power sector by 2050 ”
and in turn contributes to India ’ s transition towards use of clean technologies in the power sector .
Sawyer says : “ It ’ s an EU supported project whose ultimate objective is to develop a roadmap for a sustainable offshore wind industry and market in India . 2017 will be the final full year of the project , which started at the end of 2013 .”
The current wind power market
At the end of 2015 there were 432.8 GW ( 432,833 MW ) of electricity being generated through wind power , a jump of 60 GW ( 60,000 MW ) on 2014 , in 2016 that number jumped another 60GW . When you consider that 432 GW of wind power can generate approximately the same amount of electricity over a year as 236 coal power plants , or 148 nuclear power plants , or 198 natural gas power plans , the power of wind is obvious . This shows the impact wind energy has on electricity production and it ’ s much more efficient and cost effective than some critics may have us believe . Sawyer often points out that wind power is generally cheaper than its fossil fuel counterparts . He says : “ I point to the current prices in Brazil , South Africa , Mexico , Morocco , Chile , Peru as well as the United States and Canada where wind power is generally much cheaper ( for new build ) than the conventional alternatives .”
Many critics also call wind power inefficient , something Sawyer doesn ’ t understand . He says : “ I never know what is meant by ‘ efficiency ’ in this
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