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Interesting Wind Facts
• One megawatt of wind capacity is enough to supply 240-300 average American homes. — American Wind Energy Association
• The United States is No. 1 in the world in total installed wind capacity as of December 2008, with 25,170 megawatts. Here are the rest of the top 10:
2. Germany 23,903 megawatts
3. Spain 16,754 megawatts
4. China 12,210 megawatts
5. India 9,645 megawatts
6. Italy 3,736 megawatts
7. France 3,404 megawatts
8. UK 3,241 megawatts
9. Denmark 3,180 megawatts
10. Portugal 2,862 megawatts
Rest of the world 16, 686 megawatts
Total top 10: 104, 104 megawatts
World Total: 120,791 megawatts
23Apr2009 | ecofriendly | 4 comments | ContinuedWind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group
Spain, along with Germany and Denmark, is among the three biggest producers of wind power in the European Union. It aims to triple the amount of energy it derives from renewable sources by 2020.
8Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | ContinuedSpanish wind power record
The record for electricity production from wind power was beaten again on 24th November at around 0500am when around 43% of power in Spain (9,253 MW) was covered. By the end of the year wind power will have covered 11% of Spain’s needs. Spain is the third-largest generator of wind power in the world, with about 16,000 MW of installed capacity with plans for 20,000 MW by 2010.
4Dec2008 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | Continued